The Flamethrowers (Spanish: Los lanzallamas)[1] is a novel by the Argentine writer Roberto Arlt, that continues the story of Remo Erdosain, a lowlife criminal who, plagued by vital anxieties, joins a secret society, and was first introduced in the novel Los siete locos.[2]
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Roberto Arlt |
|---|---|
| Country | Slovenia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | corona\samizdat |
Publication date | 2021 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 310 pp (first edition, paperback) |
| ISBN | 9780965475693 (first edition, paperback) |
| Preceded by | The Seven Madmen |
| Followed by | El amor brujo |
The book was published by Editorial Claridad in Buenos Aires in 1931.[3] It was included in the second volume of Novelas completas y cuentos (English: Complete Novels and Stories) published by Compañía General Fabril Editora in Buenos Aires in 1963.[4][5][6][7] It was published by Compañía General Fabril Editora in Buenos Aires in 1968 and 1972,[8][9] and by Editorial Losada in Buenos Aires in about 1977.[10][11] It was published by Bruguera in Barcelona in 1980.[12]
The book was translated into French by Lucien Mercier and published under the title Les lance-flammes by Belfond in Paris in 1983.[13] It was translated into German by Bruno Keller and published under the title Die Flammenwerfer by Insel Verlag in 1973.[14] It was translated into Italian by Luigi Pellisari and published under the title I lanciafiamme by Bompiani in Milan in 1974.[15] The novel was translated into English by Larry Riley as The Flamethowers and published in 2021 by corona\samizdat (Slovenia), with an introduction by the press's publisher Rick Harsch.
It has been said that Los lanzallamas is title of the second installment of a single novel, the first instalment having been published in 1929 under the title Los siete locos.[16][17] or an "unofficial" sequel to, Los siete locos.[18] Nevertheless, contrary opinions have also been stated.[19]
The Flamethrowers has been called a "fully realized" masterpiece.[20][21] Characters in the book include Erdosain,[22] Hipolita[23] and Arturo Haffner.[24]
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- Paul Jordan. "Los Siete Locos and Los Lanzallamas" in Roberto Arlt: A Narrative Journey. King's College London, Department of Spanish & Spanish-American Studies. 2000. Page 90. Google Books.
- Rita Gnutzmann. Roberto Arlt o el arte del calidoscopio. Universidad del País Vasco (University of the Basque Country). 1984. Passim. Google Books
- Mario Goboloff (coordinator). Roberto Arlt: Los siete locos; Los lanzallamas. Critical edition. University of Costa Rica. 2000. See section 1 (page xiii) and sections 3 to 7 (page 599 to 864).
- Nicolás Olivari, "Los lanzallamas", Claridad, 28 November 1931 (number 239)
- Beatriz Pastor, "De la rebelión al fascismo: Los siete locos y Los lanzallamas" (1980) Hispamérica, Year 9, No 27, pages 19 to 32 JSTOR Google Books
- Norman Cheadle. The Ironic Apocalypse in the Novels of Leopoldo Marechal. Tamesis. London. 2000. Page 5.
- ^ Viviane Mahieux. Urban Chroniclers in Modern Latin America: The Shared Intimacy of Everyday Life. Page 43.
- ^ Philip Ward (ed). "Arlt, Roberto". The Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature. Clarendon Press. Oxford. 1978. Page 33. Google Books.
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- ^ "The World of Roberto Arlt" (1962) Stechert-Hafner Book News, volumes 17-19, page 98 Google Books
- ^ Martin Seymour-Smith. Macmillan Guide to Modern World Literature. Macmillan. 1985. Page 924. Google Books
- ^ Adrian Taylor Kane (ed). The Natural World in Latin American Literatures. p 63.
- ^ Roberto Arlt. Novelas Completas y Cuentos. Compañía General Fabril Editora. Buenos Aires. 1963. Volume 2. Google Books: [1] [2]
- ^ Rubén Gallo. México D F: lecturas para paseantes. Turner. 2005. Page 363. Google Books
- ^ Google Books
- ^ Bibliographic Guide to Latin American Studies 1981. G K Hall & Co. Boston, Massachusetts. Vols 1 to 3. Page 108. Google Books
- ^ Google Books
- ^ Felipe B Pedraza Jiménez. Manual de literatura hispanoamericana. Cénlit Ediciones. 1991. Page 553. See also passim.
- ^ Christian Roinat. Romans et nouvelles hispano-américains: guide des œuvres et des auteurs. L'Harmattan. 1992. Page 39. Google Books
- ^ Rita Gnutzmann. Roberto Arlt, innovación y compromiso: la obra narrativa y periodística. Edicions de la Universitat de Lleida. 2004. Page 205. Google Books
- ^ (1975) 27 Libri e riviste d'Italia 470; (1975) 18 Italian Books and Periodicals
- ^ Aden W Hayes, "Reality and the Novel - The Case of Roberto Arlt" (1980) 21 Romance Notes 48; see also p 49
- ^ (1981) Latin American Literature & Arts Review, issues 28-33, page 28.
- ^ Kessel Schwartz. A New History of Spanish American Fiction: Social concern, universalism, and the new novel. University of Miami Press. 1972. Page 217. Google Books
- ^ The Arizona Quarterly (1979) vols 34-35, p 178
- ^ Frank Northen Magill. Cyclopedia of World Authors. Third Edition, Revised. Salem Press. 1997. Volume 1. Page 91.
- ^ "Roberto Arlt: Argentine Novelist" in Notable Latino Writers. Salem Press. 2006. Volume 1. Page 74 at page 77.
- ^ Bryan Ryan. "Arlt, Roberto (Godofredo Christophersen) 1900-1942". Hispanic Writers: A Selection of Sketches from Contemporary Authors. Second Edition. Gale Research. 1991. Page 39 at page 40. Google Books.
- ^ Jelena O Krstovic. Hispanic Literature Criticism: Allende to Jiménez. Gale Research. 1994. Pages 118 to 121. Google Books. See also passim.
- ^ Edmundo Paz-Soldán and Debra A Castillo (eds). Latin American Literature and Mass Media. Garland Publishing. New York and London. 2001. (Hispanic Issues, volume 22). Pages 148 and 150.