 First edition | |
| Author | Lawrence Thornton |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Argentina's Dirty War |
| Genre | Drama |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 1987 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 240 pp |
| ISBN | 0-385-24027-9 |
| OCLC | 15316974 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3570.H6678 I4 1987 |
Imagining Argentina (1987) is a novel by American author Lawrence Thornton, about the Dirty War in 1970s Argentina, during which the military government abducted and "disappeared" suspected opposition activists. It was nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
Plot summary
Cecilia, a dissident journalist in Buenos Aires, is kidnapped by the secret police, likely to join the ranks of the " disappeared." The city is the center of opposition to the military dictatorship during its Dirty War in the 1970s against opponents. Her husband Carlos, a theater director, searches frantically for her and others through "imagining" their fates in prisons and cells.
Reception
The novel was highly praised. [1] It was nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. [2] [3]
Adaptations
In 2003, the novel was adapted as a film of the same name, written and directed by British playwright and director Christopher Hampton.
References
- ^ Hafrey, Leigh (20 September 1987). "THEY WILL HEAR SILVIO AYALA (Published 1987)". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Trueheart, Charles (9 March 1988). "5 NOMINATED FOR PEN BOOK AWARD". Washington Post.
- ^ "PEN/Faulkner Group Lists Award Nominees (Published 1988)". The New York Times. 9 March 1988. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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