The diaries of Emilio Renzi
Subtitle: formative years
By: Ricardo Piglia ; translated by Robert Croll ; introduction by Ilan Stavans
Contributors: Croll, Robert, translator; Stavans, Ilan, writer of introductory text
Edition: First Restless Books paperback edition.
Publisher: Restless Books
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9781632061621
Subjects: Argentine Authors; Diaries; Biography
Work titles: Diarios de Emilio Renzi
Description: "A giant of contemporary Latin American literature, Argentine novelist Ricardo Piglia's secret magnum opus was a compilation of 327 notebooks that he composed over nearly six decades, in which he imagined himself as his literary alter ego, Emilio Renzi. A world-weary detective, Renzi stars in many of his creator's works, much like Philip Roth's Nathan Zuckerman. But the Renzi of these diaries is something more complex--a multilayered reconstruction of the self that is teased out over intricate, illuminating pages. As Piglia/Renzi develops as a reader and writer, falls in love, and tussles with his tyrannical father, we get eye-opening perspectives on Latin America's tumultuous twentieth century. Obsessed with literary giants--from Borges and Cortázar (both of whom he knew), to Kafka and Camus--The Diaries comprise a celebration of reading as a vital, existential activity. When Piglia learned he had a fatal illness in 2011, he raced to complete his mysterious masterwork as rumors about the book intensified among his many fans. First released in Spanish as a trilogy to tremendous applause, The Diaries of Emilio Renzi cements Piglia's place in the global canon"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Translation of: Diarios de Emilio Renzi : años de formación.

Translated from the Spanish.