The assault
by Reinaldo Arenas
- 0 Ratings
- 2 Want to read
- 0 Currently reading
- 0 Have read
In this, the final volume in the series of five novels that constitute his "secret history of Cuba", Reinaldo Arenas paints a harrowing, and at times boldly entertaining, Kafka-esque picture of a dehumanized people living in a world where homosexuality is a crime punishable by death and a cockroach hunt makes for a national holiday. Narrated by a hate-filled government torturer who has become an agent for the "Bureau of Counterwhispering"," The Assault follows his travels through a blackly humorous shadowland as he winnow out whisperers, sexual deviants, and dissidents of every sort--until memory has been banished and spoken language has been nearly forgotten.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Showing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
|
eeee
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
The Assault: A Novel
June 1, 1995, Penguin (Non-Classics)
Paperback
- New Ed edition
0140157182 9780140157185
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
3
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Published in
New York
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?
History
- Created April 1, 2008
- 10 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
| November 17, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| November 16, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| May 19, 2019 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| August 11, 2011 | Edited by ImportBot | add ia_box_id to scanned books |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from Scriblio MARC record. |