Ocean State Libraries

"Publicada en 1960, La Tregua es la obra de Mario Benedetti que ha alcanzado mayor x̌ito de úpblico. La cotidianidad gris y rutinaria, marcada por la frustracin̤ y la ausencia de perspectivas de la clase media urbana, impregna las pg̀inas de esta novela, que, adoptando la forma de un diario personal, relata un breve periodo de la vida de un empleado viudo, prx̤imo a la jubilacin̤, cuya existencia se divide entre la oficina, la casa, el caf ̌y...

"Incredible . . . Inspiring . . . Important." -Library Journal, starred review "A marvelous yarn, loaded with near-calamitous adventures and characters as memorable as Singer creations." -The New York Post      "What began as a quixotic journey was also a picaresque romp, a detective story, a profound history lesson, and a poignant evocation of a bygone world." -The Boston Globe "Every now and again a book with near-universal appeal...