El Tunel. by Ernesto Sabato - 1979.

Barcelona, Spain Editorial Seix Barral, 1979. Paperback Third Edition. Third Edition. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of light use: barely discernible spine lean; light wear to extremities; considerable rubbing and a little faint soiling to wrapper covers; binding secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains a sturdy, presentable reading copy with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 137pp. Test is in Spanish. Trade Paperback. Ernesto Sabato (June 24, 1911 – April 30, 2011) was an Argentine writer, painter and physicist. He won some of the most prestigious prizes in Hispanic literature and became very influential in the literary world throughout Latin America. Upon his death El País dubbed him the "last classic writer in Argentine literature". He was born in Rojas, a small town in Buenos Aires Province. Sabato began his studies at the Colegio Nacional de La Plata. He then studied physics at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, where he earned a Ph.D. He then attended the Sorbonne in Paris and worked at the Curie Institute. After World War II, he lost faith in science and started writing. Sabato's oeuvre includes three novels: El Túnel (1948), Sobre héroes y tumbas (1961) and Abaddón el exterminador (1974). In 1948, after being rejected by several Buenos Aires' editors, Sabato published in Sur his first novel, El túnel, a psychological novel narrated in first-person. Framed with existentialist themes, it was met with enthusiastic reviews by Albert Camus, who had the book translated by Gallimard into French. It has been further translated to more than 10 languages. Others to enjoy the book included Thomas Mann. The second is regarded as his masterpiece, though he nearly burnt it like many of his other works. Sabato's essays cover topics as diverse as metaphysics, politics and tango. His writings led him to receive many international prizes, including the Legion of Honour (France), the Prix Médicis (Italy) and the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (Spain).