The Mad Toy
Dec 2023 · Hesperus Press
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The first novel by one of the greatest writers of Latin American literature is a semiautobiographical story reflecting the energy and chaos of early 20th-century Buenos AiresFeeling the alienation of youth, Silvio Astier's gang tours neighborhoods, inflicting waves of petty crime, stealing from homes and shops until the police are forced to intervene. Drifting then from one career and subsequent crime to another, Silvio's main difficulty is his own intelligence, with which he grapples. Writing in the language of the streets and basing his writings in part on his own experience, with his characters wandering in a modern world, Arlt creates a book that combines realism, humor, and anger with detective story. Although astronomically famous in South America, Roberto Arlt's name is still relatively unknown in Anglophone circles, but the rising wave of appreciation of South American literature is bringing him to the fore.
About the author
Roberto Arlt (1900&– 1942) is widely considered to be one of the founders of the modern Argentine novel and has been massively influential on Latin American literature, including the 1960s Boom generation of writers such as Gabriel Garc&í a M&á rquez and Isabel Allende. Colm T&ó ib&í n is an award-winning writer and journalist whose books include Brooklyn, The Master, and The Testament of Mary. Roberto Arlt (1900&– 1942) was born in Buenos Aires. He is widely considered to be one of the founders of the modern Argentine novel has been massively influential on Latin American literature, including the 1960s "Boom" generation of writers such as Gabriel Garc&í a M&á rquez.
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