Certificate of Absence (Texas Pan American Series) by Sylvia Molloy; Translator-Daniel Balderston - 1989

University of Texas Press, 1989. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Texas Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of Texas Press. 1989. vg-. Paperback. ISBN:0292711247 125 pages; text clean, exclamation stamp on title pg; light shelf wear to edges of cover .

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Univ of Texas Pr, 1989. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 132 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.50 inches.

New. Originally published in 1981 as En breve carcel, Certificate of Absence is the first novel of the Argentinian scholar-critic Sylvia Molloy. Innovative in its treatment of women's relationships and in its assertion of woman's right to author her own text, the novel has won wide approval in Latin America and the United States. The novel centers around a woman writing in a small room. As she writes, remembering a past relationship and anticipating a future one, the room becomes a repository for nostalgia, violence, and desire, a space in which writing and remembering become life-sustaining ceremonies. The narrator reflects on the power of love to both shelter and destroy. She meditates on the act of writing, specifically on writing as a woman, in a voice that goes against the grain of established, canonical voices. Latin American male writers are prone to self-portrayal in their texts. Certifcate of Absence is one of the few novels by Latin American women that successfully use this… Read More

University of Texas Press, 1989-09-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!