num_pages: 224
description: A modern epic La desaparicin del paisaje tells a story not just of reconciliation but also of alienation how when you return to a former place of affection it can feel as if you are a stranger. Vitor Flanagan leaves home from Santa Cruz Bolivia for the United States. His mother died when he was young and as he entered adulthood he began to understand that leaving was the only way to avoid turning into his own father an alcoholic who fought with anyone who approached him because in the art of violence there was a rhythm by which he could endure the death of his wife. Twelve years later Vitor returns to his hometown after having lost touch with everyone he knew. His father has died but his ghost lives on. With themes of blame mourning alcoholism vengeance recovery of the left-behind and middle-class Bolivian life this novel has the voice of Vitor's father omnipresent both harmful and redeeming. It deals with the responsibility of outliving your loved ones and the ethics of taking on that kind of solitudethe solitude of being a survivor.
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: La desaparición del paisaje (Largo recorrido)
publisher: Editorial Periferica