Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
175
Language
Swedish
Published
Jan 1, 1992
Publisher
Panache / Bonniers
ISBN-10
9100554197
ISBN-13
9789100554194
Description
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 Jose 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.
Juan Jose 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.
Genres
Romance