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Ernesto Sabato: El túnel. (Spanish language, 1951, Emecé)

158 pages

Spanish language

Published April 20, 1951 by Emecé.

OCLC Number:
7270906

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4 stars (27 reviews)

Juan Pablo Castel is a tormented and insane painter who falls for Maria, a woman he meets at an art exhibition. She is married to a blind man -the subject of Sabato and Saramago's obsession- and has a house in the countryside. She is also the mistress of her own cousin. Castel discovers this and goes mad with jealousy. We have no way to know the truth, because everything in the novel happens inside Castel's mind.

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Review of 'El Tunel' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

El autor nos presenta al artista Juan Pablo Castel, quien desde la cárcel nos describe los porqué de haber asesinado a la única persona que era capaz de comprenderle, su amada María Iribarne. Castel es una persona brillante, pero totalmente trastornada, hace un razonamiento obsesivo de cada acto y pensamiento, sumamente detallista y metódico en lo que hace y piensa, y aun así explosivo.

De igual forma se obsesionó con María, depositando en ella su aislamiento. Ella vio en su cuadro como el reflejaba su soledad igual que ella. Aunque sentía que la necesitaba, siempre buscó en forma deliberada como ofenderla y manipularla, pero era igual con los demás, sobre todo con quienes consideraba inferiores.

Una obra muy fácil de leer, impresionante en las descripciones de sus pensamientos y de como él está completamente seguro de que no tenía otra forma de actuar.

Review of 'El Tunel' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This was a great book, and very unique. In the beginning, it reminded me of a much darker version of "Catcher in the Rye". The Spanish in this book was easier for me to understand than the last book I read "Como Agua Para Chocolate", but that might just be due to an extra month of studying.

I look forward to reading more from Ernesto Sabato.

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