Caterva
By: Juan Filloy ; translated by Brendan Riley
Contributors: Riley, Brendan, translator
Edition: First edition.
Series: Argentinian Literature Series; Argentinian literature series
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 417
ISBN-13: 9781628970364
Subjects: Argentine fiction; Conformity; Revolutionaries; Solidarity; Fiction
Work titles: Caterva
Description: "Caterva (meaning 'throng' or 'horde') tells the story of seven erudite, homeless, and semi-incompetent radicals traveling from city to city in an attempt to foment a revolution: conspiring with striking workers, setting off bombs, and evading the local authorities. But this is no political thriller. Like his literary 'descendant' Julio Cortazar--who mentions this book in Hopscotch--Filloy is far more concerned with his characters' occasionally farcical inner lives than with their radical machinations. With its encyclopedic feel, and its satirical look at both solidarity and nonconformity, Caterva is considered to be among Filloy's greatest achievements." --
Notes: Originally published in Spanish by Impr. Ferrari Hermanos, 1937.

Includes bibliographical references (page x).

Translated from the Spanish.