A gem." Köp The Promise av Silvina Ocampo på Bokus.com. Pris: 149 kr. Silvina Ocampo is composed of 5 names. For over 30 years, we have partnered with authors, publishers, and businesses to get books to speaking and training events, business conferences, and into company book clubs and reading lists—moving books and ideas into the business world every single day. Books Hello, Sign in. The premise of Argentinian writer Ocampo’s posthumously published novella, which she worked on for the final 25 years of her life, is a grand metaphor for the authorial condition. - Best known for her short stories, The Promise is Ocampo’s only stand-alone novella to be published in English, in the U.S., offering readers a new glimpse into the prolific imagination of one of the most brilliant and unique writers in Latin American literature. The Promise eBook: Ocampo, Silvina, Montequin, Ernesto, Levine, Suzanne Jill, Powell, Jessica: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store Select Your Cookie Preferences We use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements, and display ads. Claire Mullen appreciates Silvina Ocampo’s “Forgotten Journey” and “The Promise,” now available in English. Argentine writer Silvina Ocampo’s first collection of stories, Forgotten Journey (Viaje olvidado, 1937) and her posthumously-published novel, The Promise (La promesa, 2011), now issued simultaneously in English by City Lights Books, emphasize the individual’s struggle against the imposition of false identity and the essential role of story in the conflictive, patchwork illusion of Self. Häftad, 2019. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions - starting at $8.98. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers Kirkus Reviews calls The Promise one of the Best Books of Fiction, and of Literature in Translation, of the year! “Silvina Ocampo’s prose is made of elegant pleasures and delicate terrors. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. This essential voice from one of the great voices of twentieth-century Latin American literature is forthcoming in English translation by Suzanne Jill Levine and Jessica Powell from City Lights. Ocampo was born in Buenos Aires, the youngest of the six children of Manuel Ocampo and Ramona Aguirre. Buy The Promise by Silvina Ocampo, Suzanne Jill Levine from Waterstones today! - The Promise showcases Silvina Ocampo at her most feminist, idiosyncratic and subversive. Silvina Ocampo is currently considered a "single author." In Silvina Ocampo's The Promise, a dying woman's attempt to recount the story of her life reveals the fragility of memory and the illusion of identity. Silvina Ocampo Aguirre (July 28, 1903 - December 14, 1993) was an Argentine poet and short-fiction writer. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. The Promise . "A dying woman's attempt to recount the story of her life reveals the fragility of memory and the illusion of identity"-- - The Promise showcases Silvina Ocampo at her most feminist, idiosyncratic and subversive. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Promise. from the Spanish by Suzanne Jill Levine and Jessica Powell. Read "The Promise" by Silvina Ocampo available from Rakuten Kobo. It's being published alongside Forgotten Journey a collection of short stories by Ocampo translated by Suzanne Jill Levine and Katie Lateef-Jan. Silvina Ocampo Aguirre (July 28, 1903 – December 14, 1993) was an Argentine short story writer, poet, and artist. AbeBooks.com: The Promise (9780872867710) by Ocampo, Silvina and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Ocampo's friend and collaborator Jorge Luis Borges called Ocampo "one of the greatest poets in the Spanish language, whether on this side of the ocean or on the other." Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. You can examine and separate out names. The Promise eBook: Ocampo, Silvina, Montequin, Ernesto, Levine, Suzanne Jill, Powell, Jessica: Amazon.com.au: Kindle Store It’s being published alongside Forgotten Journey a collection of short stories by Ocampo translated by Suzanne Jill Levine and Katie Lateef-Jan. --Marjorie Agosin, author of I Lived On Butterfly Hill "Ocampo inhabits and brings to life a hyper-real, surreal, and resolutely feminine world ruled by unapologetic beauty and pervading sadness." Praise for The Promise: "A masterpiece from an extraordinary author who deserves to be read over and over. Books Set In Argentina: Argentine Novels - Tale Away. Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25. And so the lone novel by the prolific Argentine author Silvina Ocampo (1903-1993) becomes a brief study of memory, examining how those facing imminent death attempt to plug the holes of their past with the many meaningful scenes—minutiae reimagined, acquaintances revisited, and action relived—that constitute a life lived. City Lights, $14.95 trade paper (114p) ISBN 978-0-87286-771-0. The Promise: Ocampo, Silvina: Amazon.com.au: Books. News, author interviews, critics' picks and more. Foreword by Ernesto Montequin Translated by Suzanne Jill Levine, Jessica Powell. She was educated at home by tutors. A dying woman's attempt to recount the story of her life reveals the fragility of memory and the illusion of identity. 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