Sobre Héroes y Tumbas
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On Heroes and Tombs is a novel by Argentine
writer Ernesto Sabato
, first published in Buenos Aires
by Editorial Sudamericana in 1961 (translated by Helen R. Lane in 1981 as On heroes and tombs.)
, and the section Informe sobre ciegos ("Report on the Blind"), about Fernando's distorted obsession with, and fear of, the sightless, is a haunting, nightmarish contribution to Latin American literature.
has optioned the film rights for this novel.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
writer Ernesto Sabato
Ernesto Sabato
Ernesto Sabato , was an Argentine writer, painter and physicist. According to the BBC he "won some of the most prestigious prizes in Hispanic literature" and "became very influential in the literary world throughout Latin America"...
, first published in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
by Editorial Sudamericana in 1961 (translated by Helen R. Lane in 1981 as On heroes and tombs.)
Plot summary
It tells the story of 19 year-old Martín Castillo, a boy from Buenos Aires trying to find his path in life. He meets and falls in love with Alejandra Vidal Olmos who with her father Fernando represents the "old", colonial and autochthonous Argentina, which is seen mutating amid a strange and unsettling "new" world. The novel gives an evocative portrait of the city of Buenos Aires and its people.Literary significance and criticism
This work, filled with dark and emotional imagery, is considered by many to be Sabato's magnum opusMasterpiece
Masterpiece in modern usage refers to a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or to a work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship....
, and the section Informe sobre ciegos ("Report on the Blind"), about Fernando's distorted obsession with, and fear of, the sightless, is a haunting, nightmarish contribution to Latin American literature.
Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
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has optioned the film rights for this novel.