 First edition | |
| Author | Lawrence Thornton |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Argentina'sDirty War |
| Genre | Drama |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 1987 |
| Publication place | United States |
| 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 authorLawrence Thornton, about theDirty War in 1970sArgentina, during which themilitary government abducted and "disappeared" suspected opposition activists. It was nominated for thePEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
Cecilia, adissidentjournalist inBuenos Aires, is kidnapped by thesecret police, likely to join the ranks of the "disappeared." The city is the center of opposition to the military dictatorship during itsDirty War in the 1970s against opponents. Her husband Carlos, atheater director, searches frantically for her and others through "imagining" their fates in prisons and cells.
The novel was highly praised.[1] It was nominated for thePEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.[2][3]
In 2003, the novel was adapted as afilm of the same name, written and directed by British playwright and directorChristopher Hampton.
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