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Antonio di benedettos mesmerizing zamafirst published in 1956 and now translated in english for the first timeis a modern novel that refutes a central tenet of modernity and a historical novel that rejects the romance of the past. Zama is a 1956 novel by argentine writer antonio di benedetto. Antonio di benedetto 19221986 was an argentine journalist and the author of five novels, of which zama is the best known. Cuentos del exilio antonio di benedetto national library of australia. Pdf on jun 28, 2017, david conlon and others published the. Zama antonio di benedetto pub libros, epub, mobi, pdf. Knowing his life is at risk and free from his hopes of being transferred and promoted, he finds out that his only desire is to live. Nest in the bones attests to di benedettos mastery of the short form as well as his impressive range across genres and styles.
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