![]() ![]() Santiago is a victim of the 1973 political crackdown in Uruguay, and it’s been a long time since he’s been able to see the woman he’s writing to. But it’s not too long to spend thinking of you. You’ll say that four years, five months and fourteen days is too long to spend just thinking things over. ![]() I don’t have to screen myself off to think of you. He’s a good guy, but sometimes it’s not such a bad thing, being alone. My cellmate (one day you’ll know his name) is in the sick bay. Mario Benedetti’s Springtime in a Broken Mirror (translated by Nick Caistor, review copy courtesy of the publisher) begins with a man in prison thinking of his loved ones: ![]() However, in truth, it’s a novel that circles around the writer’s home country, instead focusing on exile, and the effect it has on those who leave, and those who (must) stay… The first of these new works to arrive on my shelves comes all the way from Uruguay. The traditional Penguin Classics range is also undergoing a bit of a face-lift (as you can see from the photo), with a selection of new titles being treated to the new look. ![]() You may have seen my last post, in which I looked at some examples from Penguin’s new range of one-pound modern classics, but that’s not the only recent development in their catalogue. ![]()
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