by Juan José Saer · Le Tripode Editions · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782370550101
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«L'Ancêtre» is the historical novel by Argentine writer Juan José Saer, published by Le Tripode Editions in paperback (185 pages, in French).
In 1515, a Spanish expedition to the Río de la Plata ends in a massacre: only a young cabin boy survives and is captured by the indigenous tribe. He lives with them for ten years and his worldview is transformed. Juan José Saer turns this historical episode into a fable about cultural clash, identity and the power of language.
First title in the «Rayos globulares» series. French translation by Laure Bataillon and epilogue by Alberto Manguel. This French edition was published in 2014.
For readers of historical fiction and Latin American literature interested in the encounter between cultures and identity.
Juan José Saer was a major Argentine writer. For his novel The Event, he won the Premio Nadal in 1987. In 1990, he shared the Silver Condor Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film Las veredas de Saturno. In 2004, he received a Platinum Konex Award for his 1994–98 work.
