by Jorge Volpi Escalante · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432211522
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«El fin de la locura» is the political and adventure novel by Jorge Volpi Escalante, published by Seix Barral in paperback (496 pages, in Spanish).
Mexican psychoanalyst Aníbal Quevedo travels from Paris in May 1968 to Mexico under Carlos Salinas de Gortari, with the fall of revolutionary ideals as a backdrop. The work blends intellectual critique, structuralist farce, and adventure: Quevedo crosses paths with Lacan, Althusser, Barthes, and Foucault and ends up a cult writer.
Second installment of the Trilogía del siglo XX, begun with En busca de Klingsor and continued with No será la Tierra. Biblioteca Breve collection.
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in the intersection of fiction, thought, and politics in the second half of the twentieth century.
Jorge Volpi is a Mexican novelist and essayist, best known for his novels such as In Search of Klingsor . Trained as a lawyer, he gained notice in the 1990s with his first publications and participation in the pronouncement of the "Crack Manifesto" with several other young writers to protest the state of Mexican literature and promote their own work. Volpi's novels are distinct from magical realism and other trends of Latin American literature as they focus on the actions of characters and research into academic topics, especially history and science, and do not always focus on Latin American characters and settings. His work has been translated into twenty five languages and recognized with awards such as Biblioteca Breva Award and the Debate-Casa de América as well as a grant from the Guggenheim Foundation. In addition to his writing he has worked as a cultural attaché, the director of Canal 22 in the State of Mexico and is currently the director of the Festival Internacional Cervantino.
