{"product_id":"adam-buenosayres-a-novel-9780773543096","title":"Adam Buenosayres: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA modernist urban novel in the tradition of James Joyce  Adam Buenosayres is a tour-de-force that does for Buenos Aires what Carlos Fuentes did for Mexico City or Jos Lezama Lima did for Havana - chronicles a city teeming with life in all its clever and crass  rude and intelligent forms. Employing a range of literary styles and a variety of voices  Leopoldo Marechal parodies and celebrates Argentinas most brilliant literary and artistic generation  the martinfierristas of the 1920s  among them Jorge Luis Borges.  First published in 1948 during the polarizing reign of Juan Pern  the novel was hailed by Julio Cortzar as an extraordinary event in twentieth-century Argentine literature. Set over the course of three break-neck days  Adam Buenosayres follows the protagonist through an apparent metaphysical awakening  a battle for his soul fought by angels and demons  and a descent through a place resembling a comic version of Dantes hell.  Presenting both a breathtaking translation and thorough explanatory notes  Norman Cheadle captures the limitless language of Marechals original and guides the reader along an unmatched journey through the culture of Buenos Aires. This first-ever English translation brings to light Marechals masterwork with an introduction outlining the novels importance in various contexts - Argentine  Latin American  and world literature - and with notes illuminating its literary  cultural  and historical references.  A salient feature of the Argentine canon  Adam Buenosayres is both a path-breaking novel and a key text for understanding Argentinas cultural and political history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666347122741,"sku":"ByrdShop_0773543090","price":58.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780773543096.jpg?v=1782429071","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/adam-buenosayres-a-novel-9780773543096","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}