Las películas de mi vida
| Author | Alberto Fuguet |
|---|---|
| Country | Chile |
| Language | Spanish |
| Genre(s) | Semi-autobiographical novel |
| Publisher | |
| Publication date | 2002 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Las películas de mi vida is a 2002 semi-autobiographical novel by acclaimed Chilean writer Alberto Fuguet. The novel has received a significant amount of critical attention.
Plot summary
The novel's protagonist tells the story of his life lived back and forth between Chile and California. He focuses first on his early youth spent in California, using the films that he saw as a way to characterize this time in his life. He rather suddenly has to return to Chile in his early teens, coming home to live under Augusto Pinochet's regime, a major culture shock for him.
English translation of text
- Fuguet, Alberto.
The movies of my life : a novel / Alberto Fuguet ; translated from the Spanish by Ezra E. Fitz. 1st ed. Películas de mi vida. English New York : Rayo, 2003. 287 p. : 24 cm. ISBN 0060534621 (alk. paper)
Reviews
- Powell's Books[[Category:Chilean films|Películas de mi vida
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