tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post5367256251078733398..comments2023-11-05T01:05:41.190-07:00Comments on International Noir Fiction: Noir meets real life in Argentina: foreign forgotten fridayGlenn Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869155065647936216noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-68148778850860343342010-07-25T15:37:00.500-07:002010-07-25T15:37:00.500-07:00I've been a fan of Piglia's for a long tim...I've been a fan of Piglia's for a long time. I don't think I'd put him in the sci-fi category. His most important novel IMO is Artificial Respiration written during the early 80's when Argentina was ruled by a military junta and people were disappearing left and right mostly due to that government. The book itself is about the nature of dictatorship--how it subverts everything.<br /><br />In any case Money to burn is my second favorite of his works and one of my favorite noir works. It is extremely violent and it's funny how the burning money takes precedence over the numerous dead bodies.lrileynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-21986820776360317412010-07-22T18:33:53.567-07:002010-07-22T18:33:53.567-07:00I just love the books you come up with.I just love the books you come up with.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com