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{{Unreferenced|date=September 2007}}'''''Imagining Argentina''''' is an award-winning novel by [[Lawrence Thornton]], about the [[Dirty War]] in 1970s [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]], where the [[Military dictatorship|military government]] is abducting those opposed to its rule. Cecilia, a [[dissident]] [[journalist]], is kidnapped by the [[secret police]] to join the ranks of the '[[disappear]]ed', as her husband Carlos, a [[theatre]] director, searches frantically for her. |
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{{About|the novel|the film adaptation|Imagining Argentina (film)}} |
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{{Infobox book |
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| name = Imagining Argentina |
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| image = Imagining Argentina.jpg |
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| caption = First edition |
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| author = [[Lawrence Thornton]] |
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| country = United States |
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| language = English |
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| subject = Argentina's [[Dirty War]] |
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| publisher = [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]] |
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| pub_date = 1987 |
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| genre = [[Drama]] |
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| pages = 240 pp |
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| isbn = 0-385-24027-9 |
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| dewey= 813/.54 19 |
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| congress= PS3570.H6678 I4 1987 |
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| oclc = 15316974 |
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'''''Imagining Argentina''''' (1987) is a novel by American author [[Lawrence Thornton]], about the [[Dirty War]] in 1970s [[Argentina]], during which the [[Military dictatorship|military government]] abducted and "disappeared" suspected opposition activists. It was nominated for the [[PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction]]. |
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==Plot summary== |
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Cecilia, a [[dissident]] [[journalist]] in [[Buenos Aires]], is kidnapped by the [[secret police]], likely to join the ranks of the "[[Forced disappearance|disappeared]]." The city is the center of opposition to the military dictatorship during its [[Dirty War]] in the 1970s against opponents. Her husband Carlos, a [[theater]] director, searches frantically for her and others through "imagining" their fates in prisons and cells. |
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==Reception== |
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The novel was highly praised.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hafrey |first1=Leigh |title=THEY WILL HEAR SILVIO AYALA (Published 1987) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/20/books/they-will-hear-silvio-ayala.html |access-date=28 January 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=20 September 1987}}</ref> It was nominated for the [[PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Trueheart |first1=Charles |title=5 NOMINATED FOR PEN BOOK AWARD |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1988/03/09/5-nominated-for-pen-book-award/38396e02-51e4-4a01-99a5-d494af0d91ce/ |work=Washington Post |date=9 March 1988}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=PEN/Faulkner Group Lists Award Nominees (Published 1988) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/09/books/pen-faulkner-group-lists-award-nominees.html |access-date=28 January 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=9 March 1988}}</ref> |
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==Adaptations== |
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==References== |
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[[Category:American novels adapted into films]] |
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[[Category:1987 American novels]] |
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[[Category:Novels set in Buenos Aires]] |
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[[Category:Novels about journalists]] |
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[[Category:Novels set in the 1970s]] |
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[[Category:Doubleday (publisher) books]] |
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[[Category:PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction-winning works]] |
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[[Category:Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award-winning works]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:27, 28 January 2021
 First edition | |
| Author | Lawrence Thornton |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Argentina's Dirty War |
| Genre | Drama |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 1987 |
| Pages | 240 pp |
| ISBN | 0-385-24027-9 |
| OCLC | 15316974 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3570.H6678 I4 1987 |
Imagining Argentina (1987) is a novel by American author Lawrence Thornton, about the Dirty War in 1970s Argentina, during which the military government abducted and "disappeared" suspected opposition activists. It was nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
Plot summary[edit]
Cecilia, a dissident journalist in Buenos Aires, is kidnapped by the secret police, likely to join the ranks of the "disappeared." The city is the center of opposition to the military dictatorship during its Dirty War in the 1970s against opponents. Her husband Carlos, a theater director, searches frantically for her and others through "imagining" their fates in prisons and cells.
Reception[edit]
The novel was highly praised.[1] It was nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.[2][3]
Adaptations[edit]
In 2003, the novel was adapted as a film of the same name, written and directed by British playwright and director Christopher Hampton.
References[edit]
- ^ Hafrey, Leigh (20 September 1987). "THEY WILL HEAR SILVIO AYALA (Published 1987)". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Trueheart, Charles (9 March 1988). "5 NOMINATED FOR PEN BOOK AWARD". Washington Post.
- ^ "PEN/Faulkner Group Lists Award Nominees (Published 1988)". The New York Times. 9 March 1988. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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