The vast narrative achievement of juan jose saer, considered one of the maximum expressions of contemporary literature in spanish, consists of twelve novels, five collections of stories, several essay collections and one book of poetry. Jun 11, 2005 juan jose saer was one of the most important argentine novelists of the last fifty years. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Juan jose saer serodino, santa fe, argentina, june 28, 1937 paris, france, june 11, 2005 was an argentine writer, considered one of the most important in latin american literature and literature in spanish language of the century xx. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. He settled in paris in 1968, and began teaching at the university of rennes. An inland expedition ends in disaster when the group is attacked by indians. Due to his activism and writings in the catalan press regarding the second vatican council 19621965 he was censured in the newspapers from 1966 to 1977. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. Juan jose saer author agencia literaria schavelzon graham. A teacher since 1954, the government denied him the certificate. Juan jose saer was born in argentina in 1937 and is considered one of argentinas leading writers of the. Juan jose saer was born in argentina in 1937 and is considered one of argentinas leading writers of the postborges generation.
His voiceintense, measured, meticulous in its details, analytical and strongly contemporarytakes the reader back some sixty years earlier, when, as a thirteenyearold orphan. Saer s reading of 20th century argentinian writers such as jorge luis borges and julio cortazar, and of the north american and european canon from herman melville to william faulkner, joseph. Apres avoir enseigne lhistoire et lesthetique du cinema a luniversite du littoral a santa fe, il setablit en france en 1968. In 1968, he moved to france, where he has worked as a lecturer of literature.
Born to syrian immigrants in serodino, a small town in the santa fe province, he studied law and philosophy at the national university of the littoral, where he taught history of cinematography. Juan jose saer libros, revistas y comics en mercado. Juan jose saer libros y biografia del autor librote. He is considered the most important writer of argentina after jorge luis borges according to martin kohan and the best argentine writer of the second half. Saers reading of 20th century argentinian writers such as jorge luis borges and julio cortazar, and of the north american and european canon from herman melville to william faulkner, joseph. The witness explores the relationship between existence and description, foreignness and cultural identity.
If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Jan 23, 2017 the unnamed narrator in juan jose saers novel the witness is an old man who, in the second half of the sixteenth century, decides to write the story of his life. His education took place in barcelona, rome, munster, paris, and benares. Join facebook to connect with juan abrigo and others you may know. Saer 1997 espasacalpe argentinaariel nunca sabremos cmo fue james joyce. Juan jose saer libros, revistas y comics en mercado libre. Join facebook to connect with saer jose and others you may know. Deliciosas historias, maravillosamente contadas al abrigo juan jose saer 23032012. Josep montserrat i torrents barcelona, 1932 is a teacher, philosopher, coptic scholar and historian. Encontra juan jose saer libros, revistas y comics en mercado libre argentina.
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