Optic nerve
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Bunstead, Thomas, translator.
Published
New York : Catapult, 2019.
Physical Desc
193 pages ; 23 cm
Status
Downtown Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION GAINZA 2019
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Published
New York : Catapult, 2019.
Format
Book
Language
English

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General Note
Originally published in 2014 in Spanish as El nervio òptico.
Description
"Whenever I'm in survival mode I find myself magnetised by museums and galleries, like people running for air raid shelters in wartime." The narrator of Optic Nerve is an Argentinian woman whose obsession is art. The story of her life is the story of the paintings, and painters, who matter to her. Her intimate, digressive voice guides us through a gallery of moments that have touched her. In these pages, El Greco visits the Sistine Chapel and is appalled by Michelangelo's bodies. The mystery of Rothko's refusal to finish murals for the Seagram Building in New York is blended with the story of a hospital in which a prostitute walks the halls while the narrator's husband receives chemotherapy. Episodes in art history interact with the narrator's life in Buenos Aires - her family and work; her loves and losses; her infatuations and disappointments. The effect is of a character refracted by environment, composed by the canvases she studies.
Language
Translated from Spanish.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Gainza, M., & Bunstead, T. (2019). Optic nerve . Catapult.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gainza, María, 1975- and Thomas, Bunstead. 2019. Optic Nerve. Catapult.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gainza, María, 1975- and Thomas, Bunstead. Optic Nerve Catapult, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Gainza, María, and Thomas Bunstead. Optic Nerve Catapult, 2019.

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