Christ Versus Arizona (Spanish: Cristo versus Arizona) is a 1988 Western novel by the Spanish writer Camilo José Cela.[1]
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| Author | Camilo José Cela |
|---|---|
| Original title | Cristo versus Arizona |
| Translator | Martin Sokolinsky |
| Language | Spanish |
| Publisher | Seix Barral |
Publication date | 1988 |
| Publication place | Spain |
Published in English | 2007 |
| Pages | 238 |
| ISBN | 9788432205828 |
Plot
editThe book is set in the American Old West during the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in 1881. It consists of a monologue in one long sentence, inside the head of Wendell Liverpool Espana, who is the son of a prostitute and observes the gunfight.[2]
Reception
editPublishers Weekly wrote that the book creates "a vivid and frequently grotesque picture of the American Southwest", full of "graphic depictions of racism, murder and death". The critic called it a significant addition to Cela's work that is "not for the faint of heart".[2]
References
edit- ^ Gago, Paz; María, José (1994). "Enunciación y recepción en la ficción postmoderna: "Cristo versus Arizona" de Camilo José Cela". Lenguaje y Textos (in Spanish). 5: 63–70. hdl:2183/7930. ISSN 1133-4770.
- ^ a b "Christ Versus Arizona". Publishers Weekly. 9 July 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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