Books : Ernesto Sábato, “The other face of Peronism” (Rogas)
“It can be debated whether resentment is one of the most powerful levers in history, but it can hardly be doubted that it has provoked the rise of most demagogues.”
Is titled “The other face of Peronism” one of the most interesting books to read released for Rogas Editions and signed by Ernesto Sábato.
The author reflects on the great split that the Argentine nation is experiencing and which will soon become apparent in all its drama.
And it does so in the midst of the enthusiasm of the progressive and liberal intelligentsia for the Libertarian Revolutionafter coup which ended the government of Juan Domingo Perón.
While in fact the elites economic and cultural of the country, as well as the parties of the Argentine left, celebrate the liberation, the working classes remain strongly linked to the Peronist movement and its leader.
“The historic divorce” is analyzed with great depth in its historical and cultural origins.
Books to read: “The other face of Peronism”
This short essay in the form of an open letter, never translated or republished after the first edition in 1956 and unavailable for many decades even in Argentina, is presented here for the first time.
The text represents an important piece of literature that adds a piece to the translation of this great writer in our country.
And it offers an interesting perspective for thinking about Italian history, where the split between elites and people is an atavistic problem.
Editor and translator of the volume: Alessandro Volpi.
The author
Ernesto Sábato (1911-2011) was one of the most important Argentine writers.
A physicist by training, after important research assignments in Argentina and Europe, in 1945 he definitively abandoned scientific work to dedicate himself to writing.
He was a central personality in the cultural and political life of his country, playing an important role especially from the 1980s, after the end of the dictatorship, also presiding over the CONADEPthe commission that was responsible for investigating the disappeared and other crimes of the regime.
He wrote 3 novels – “The tunnel“, “Above heroes and tombs” And “The angel of the abyss” – and several essays on cultural and political topics.
Book sheet
- Title: “The other face of Peronism”
- Author: Ernesto Sábato
- Editions: Rogas
- Pages: 112
- EUR: 11.70
- EAN code: 9788899700485
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