The Witness (Masks)

by Margaret Jull Costa (Translator), JuanJoséSaer (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1990

  $14.50

  Set in 16th-century Spain and the New World, this tale traces the harrowing experiences of a young cabin boy, who becomes the sole survivor of a crew murdered by cannibals. Juan Jose Saer is a leading Argentinian writer and recipient of the 1988 Nadal Prize for Spanish literature.

• New

  Paperback
  2009

  $18.43

  In sixteenth-century Spain, a cabin boy is bound for the New World. An inland expedition ends in disaster when it is attacked by Indians, leaving the young boy, as sole survivor, to face his fate amidst the natives. The Witness is a reflection on memory, on the role of objects in the construction of our world, on the relationship between existence and meaning, on foreignness, cultural identity and otherness.