In "Bolivar's Insomnia," Jorge Volpi travels with the reader along the bicentennials of Latin America, looking for answers to the questions of where do the continental project once dreamed of by the Liberator has ended up, and where do it goes from here. Based on his personal experience as a Mexican that belatedly discovers his condition as a Latin American, Volpi weaves four reflections, starting from the last Bolivar, when his dream of a united Latin America had already failed. In a bright and seductive way, Bolivar's ...
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In "Bolivar's Insomnia," Jorge Volpi travels with the reader along the bicentennials of Latin America, looking for answers to the questions of where do the continental project once dreamed of by the Liberator has ended up, and where do it goes from here. Based on his personal experience as a Mexican that belatedly discovers his condition as a Latin American, Volpi weaves four reflections, starting from the last Bolivar, when his dream of a united Latin America had already failed. In a bright and seductive way, Bolivar's Insomnia explores the history of Latin America, from its mythical past up to its imagined future and contributes, with humor, irony and great literary expertise, to the understanding of the American continent. Jury of the Debate Prize /Casa de America. En El insomnio de Bolivar, Jorge Volpi recorre con el lector la America Latina de los bicentenarios para buscar respuestas a las preguntas de que ha llegado a ser y adonde va el proyecto continental que un dia sono el Libertador. A partir de su experiencia personal como mexicano que descubre tardiamente su condicion de latinoamericano, Volpi teje cuatro reflexiones a partir del ultimo Bolivar, fracasado ya su sueno de una America Latina unida. El insomnio de Bolivar recorre, de manera inteligente y seductora, la historia de America Latina desde su pasado mitico hasta su futuro imaginado y contribuye, con humor, ironia y gran oficio literario, a la comprension del continente americano. Jurado del Premio Debate/Casa de America
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