Caterva - (Argentinian Literature) by Juan Filloy (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Originally published in Spanish by Impr. Ferrari Hermanos, 1937.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>Caterva</i> (meaning "throng" or "horde") tells the story of seven erudite, homeless, and semi-incompetent radicals traveling from city to city in an attempt to foment a revolution: conspiring with striking workers, setting off bombs, and evading the local authorities. But this is no political thriller. Like his literary "descendant" Julio Cortazar--who mentions this book in <i>Hopscotch</i>--Filloy is far more concerned with his characters' occasionally farcical inner lives than with their radical machinations. With its encyclopedic feel, and its satirical look at both solidarity and nonconformity, <i>Caterva</i> is considered to be among Filloy's greatest achievements.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><P>We Argentinians have lost the last of our true comedians, Juan Filloy, philosopher of the soul: a man whose life managed to span three centuries, because he always knew how to live outside the current of the times.--Luisa Valenzuela<br><br><P>"We Argentinians have lost the last of our true comedians, Juan Filloy, philosopher of the soul: a man whose life managed to span three centuries, because he always knew how to live outside the current of the times." --Luisa Valenzuela<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><P>Juan Filloy was an excellent swimmer, dedicated boxing referee, and talented caricaturist; he spoke seven languages and he practiced as a judge in the small town of R?o Cuarto. A world-champion palindromist, he utilized obscure words, coined new news, and gave all of his novels seven-letter titles. He received various distinctions during his lifetime and was reportedly nominated for the Nobel Prize. He died in 2000 at the age of 106.
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