"Horacio Oliveira, a Latin-american inmigrant in Paris, is abandoned by his partner, la Maga, after an accident involving the death of her child. A story is made of play on words and stream of consciousness which tries to convey the desperate feelings of Oliveira as he goes traveling through France, Uruguay and Argentina looking for his lost love."
Augusto Wong Campos, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Tone of book?
- depressed
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Coping with loss of loved one(s)
Yes
Loss of...
- wife/girlfriend/squeeze
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 (some)
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- South
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Unusual Style:
- a lot of play on words
- a lot of flashback and forwards
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
