El insomnio de Bolívar (Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Jorge Volpi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 6073101244 ISBN 13: 9786073101240

Publisher: Debolsillo, 2010

Synopsis

In "Bolivar's Insomnia", Jorge Volpi travels with the reader along the bicentennials of Latin America, looking for answers to the questions of where do the continental project once dreamed of by the Liberator has ended up, and where do it goes from here. Based on his personal experience as a Mexican that belatedly discovers his condition as a Latin American, Volpi weaves four reflections, starting from the last Bolivar, when his dream of a united Latin America had already failed. In a bright and seductive way, Bolivar's Insomnia explores the history of Latin America, from its mythical past up to its imagined future and contributes, with humor, irony and great literary expertise, to the understanding of the American continent. Jury of the Debate Prize /Casa de America. En El insomnio de Bolívar, Jorge Volpi recorre con el lector la América Latina de los bicentenarios para buscar respuestas a las preguntas de qué ha llegado a ser y adónde va el proyecto continental que un día soñó el Libertador. A partir de su experiencia personal como mexicano que descubre tardíamente su condición de latinoamericano, Volpi teje cuatro reflexiones a partir del último Bolívar, fracasado ya su sueño de una América Latina unida. El insomnio de Bolívar recorre, de manera inteligente y seductora, la historia de América Latina desde su pasado mítico hasta su futuro imaginado y contribuye, con humor, ironía y gran oficio literario, a la comprensión del continente americano. Jurado del Premio Debate/Casa de América

About this edition

• Publisher: Debolsillo
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 6073101244
• ISBN 13: 9786073101240
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264