On Heroes and Tombs
 First edition | |
| Author | Ernesto Sabato |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sobre Héroes y Tumbas |
| Translator | Helen R. Lane |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Publisher | Compañía General Fabril Editora |
Publication date | 1961 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
On Heroes and Tombs (Spanish: Sobre héroes y tumbas) is a novel by Argentine writer Ernesto Sabato (1911–2011), first published in Buenos Aires in 1961 and translated by Helen R. Lane in 1981.
Plot summary
Nineteen-year-old Martín Castillo is a boy from Buenos Aires trying to find his path in life. He meets and falls in love with Alejandra Vidal Olmos, who with her father Fernando represents the "old", post-colonial and autochthonous Argentina, which is seen mutating amid a strange and unsettling "new" world. The novel gives an evocative portrait of the city of Buenos Aires and its people.
Literary significance and criticism
This work, filled with dark and emotional imagery, is considered by many to be Sabato's
References to actual history, geography and current science
Interspersed with the text of the novel, as an almost
Cultural influence
John Malkovich has optioned the film rights for this novel.
Swedish melodic death metal band At the Gates' album At War with Reality has lyrics based on this book. Its intro is a quote from this book.
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