Saer: 6 books

"Saer is one of the best writers of today in any language."-Ricardo Piglia "What Saer presents marvelously is the experience of reality, and the characters' attempts to write their own narratives within its excess."-Bookforum In modern-day Paris, Pichón Garay receives...

"A cerebral explorer of the problems of narrative in the wake of Joyce and Woolf, of Borges, of Rulfo and Arlt, Saer is also a stunning poet of place."-The Nation Saer's final novel, La Grande, is the grand culmination of his life's work, bringing together themes and characters explored...

"The most important Argentinian writer since Borges."-The Independent The One Before is a triptych of sorts, consisting of a series of short pieces-called "Arguments"-and two longer stories-"Half-Erased" and "The One Before"-all of which revolve around...

"With meticulous prose, rendered by Dolph's translation into propulsive English, Saer's The Sixty-Five Years of Washington captures the wilderness of human experience in all its variety."-New York Times It's October 1960, say, or 1961, in a seaside Argentinian city named Santa Fe,...

"The most important Argentinian writer since Borges."-The Independent Juan José Saer's Scars explores a crime committed by Luis Fiore, a thirty-nine year old laborer who shot his wife twice in the face with a shotgun; or, rather, it explores the circumstances of four characters who...

Iron Sharpens Iron! Small Bible-study groups are great places for Christians both to interact with God's Word and to share their lives with others. They provide relaxed and informal settings which facilitate growth in grace and understanding. Orlando Saer provides a realistic and practical guide for...