Description
"The evocative imagery and ideas revealed in The Witness are not easily forgotten."--Washington Times
"Haunting and beautifully written."--Independent on Sunday
In sixteenth-century Spain, a cabin boy sets sail on a ship bound for the New World. An inland expedition ends in disaster when the group is attacked by Indians.
The Witness explores the relationship between existence and description, foreignness and cultural identity.
Juan Jos Saer was born in Argentina in 1937 and is considered one of Argentina's leading writers of the post-Borges generation. He died in 2005.
Author: Juan José Saer
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Published: 06/01/2009
Pages: 167
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781846686917
ISBN10: 1846686911
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | General
About the Author
Born in Santa Fé, Argentina in 1937, Juan José Saer is the leading Argentinian writer of the post-Borges generation. In 1968, he moved to Paris and taught literature at the university in Rennes, Brittany. In 1998, Saer was awarded Spain's prestigious Nadal Prize. His work is translated into all major languages. He died in 2005.