Revulsion: Thomas Bernhard in San Salvador

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Razor-sharp tirade on Salvadoran society's decay.

If you appreciate unfiltered, potent social critique veiled in dark humor, "Revulsion" might just resonate with you. The protagonist's relentless, rant-like monologue dismantles the romanticized image of returning home, instead exposing the raw and often bleak reality of El Salvador as seen through the eyes of an embittered intellectual. You might find it refreshingly candid or uncomfortably direct, but definitely unforgettable.

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Revulsion: Thomas Bernhard in San Salvador

Regular price $11.90
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ISBN: 9780811225397
Publisher: New Directions
Date of Publication: 2016-07-26
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.92
(rated by 1360 readers)

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An expatriate professor, Vega, returns from exile in Canada to El Salvador for his mother’s funeral. A sensitive idealist and an aggrieved motor mouth, he sits at a bar with the author, Castellanos Moya, from five to seven in the evening, telling his tale and ranting against everything his country has to offer. Written in a single paragraph and alive with a fury as astringent as the wrath of Thomas Bernhard, Revulsion was first published in 1997 and earned its author death threats. Roberto Bolano called Revulsion Castellanos Moya’s darkest book and perhaps his best: “A parody of certain works by Bernhard and the kind of book that makes you laugh out loud.”
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Razor-sharp tirade on Salvadoran society's decay.

If you appreciate unfiltered, potent social critique veiled in dark humor, "Revulsion" might just resonate with you. The protagonist's relentless, rant-like monologue dismantles the romanticized image of returning home, instead exposing the raw and often bleak reality of El Salvador as seen through the eyes of an embittered intellectual. You might find it refreshingly candid or uncomfortably direct, but definitely unforgettable.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.