El pozo (novel)

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The Pit
AuthorJuan Carlos Onetti
Original titleEl pozo
CountryUruguay
LanguageSpanish
PublisherArca, Montevideo
Publication date
1939

The Pit (Spanish: El pozo) is the debut novel by Uruguayan author Juan Carlos Onetti.

Published in 1939, the novel is written in form of a diary. Eladio Linacero, the main character, shows his scepticism for life in general.[1]

Some literary critics trace the origins of the

Ernesto Sábato's El Túnel
.

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