{"product_id":"2940158653919","title":"The Diaries of Emilio Renzi: Formative Years","description":"A giant of contemporary Latin American literature, Argentine novelist Ricardo Piglia's secret magnum opus was a compilation of 327 notebooks that he composed over nearly six decades, in which he imagined himself as his literary alter ego, Emilio Renzi. A world-weary detective, Renzi stars in many of his creator's works, much like Philip Roth's Nathan Zuckerman. But the Renzi of these diaries is something more complex--a multilayered reconstruction of the self that is teased out over intricate, illuminating pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Piglia\/Renzi develops as a reader and writer, falls in love, and tussles with his tyrannical father, we get eye-opening perspectives on Latin America's tumultuous twentieth century. Obsessed with literary giants--from Borges and Cortázar (both of whom he knew), to Kafka and Camus--\u003ci\u003eThe Diaries\u003c\/i\u003ecomprise a celebration of reading as a vital, existential activity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Piglia learned he had a fatal illness in 2011, he raced to complete his mysterious masterwork as rumors about the book intensified among his many fans. First released in Spanish as a trilogy to tremendous applause, \u003ci\u003eThe Diaries of Emilio Renzi\u003c\/i\u003e cements Piglia's place in the global canon.","brand":"Restless Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076807835888,"sku":"2940158653919","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158653919_p0.jpg?v=1764115688","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158653919","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}