Ciudades desiertas
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| Author | José Agustín |
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| Language | Spanish |
| Publisher | Edivisión, Compañía Editorial |
Publication date | January 1, 1982 |
| Pages | 200 |
Ciudades desiertas (Empty Cities or Deserted Cities) is a 1982 novel written in Spanish by Mexican author José Agustín. It is a mature work set in a small city in the United States around the early 1980s.[1]
Plot
Ciudades desiertas is the story of Susana, a female Mexican writer fleeing her home to attend an international workshop in the United States, leaving her husband Eligio behind and completely unaware of her whereabouts. A hot-tempered intellectual with a somewhat cynical and misanthropic sense of humor, he works his way to catch up with his wife, arguing to have only done so to find out why exactly Susana left.
Adaptations
Roberto Sneider's 2016 feature-length film Me estás matando, Susana is based on the novel.[2][3]
References
- ^ Federico Patán (1992). Los nuevos territorios: (notas sobre la narrativa mexicana). UNAM. p. 25. ISBN 9683619916.
- ^ "Roberto Sneider lleva 'Me estás matando Susana" al FICG". Archived from the original on 2021-05-07.
- ^ "Roberto Sneider presenta Me estás matando Susana, su versión de Ciudades desiertas". Crónica. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2024.