The Weight of Temptation
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The Weight of Temptation

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The Weight of Temptation

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Dystopian fantasy, political parable, morality tale—however one reads it, this novel is first and foremost pure Ana María Shua, a work of fiction like no other and a dark pleasure to read. Shua, an Argentinian writer widely celebrated throughout Latin America, frames her complex drama in deceptively simple, straightforward prose. The story takes place at a fat farm called The Reeds, a nightmare world that might not exist but certainly could. The last resort of the overweight wealthy (or sponsored), The Reeds subjects its "campers" to extreme measures—particularly the regimented system of public humiliation imposed by its director, a glib and sharp-minded sadist called the Professor.

Into the midst of this methodical madness comes Marina Rubin, who experiences all the excesses of The Reeds. The pervasive cruelty of this refined novel distances it from facile conclusions. Amid the mordant social satire, The Reeds' obese campers are far more than merely victims of the system, subjected to impossible social demands for physical perfection. Out of control, fierce, rebellious, or subjugated, they are recognizable human beings, contending with an unjust but efficient authority in their unique and solitary ways.

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Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9780803246171
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literature General
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Pgae
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. 1. Weighing In
  6. 2. Fast Day
  7. 3. The Group
  8. 4. Case History I
  9. 5. The Barracks
  10. 6. Case History II
  11. 7. Beat Your Face
  12. 8. Case History III
  13. 9. The Clockwork Orange
  14. 10. Case History IV
  15. 11. The Inferno
  16. 12. The Phone Call
  17. 13. The Campfires
  18. 14. New Friends
  19. 15. His Own Grave
  20. 16. Food Trafficking
  21. 17. Sob Stories
  22. 18. The Farewell Party
  23. 19. The Orgy
  24. 20. Elephant Seals
  25. 21. I Have a Lover
  26. 22. It Had to Be Esteban
  27. 23. The Divine Comedy
  28. 24. Passion
  29. 25. Carola
  30. 26. Under Cover
  31. 27. Betrayal
  32. 28. At the Finish Line
  33. 29. Survival
  34. 30. The Unforeseen
  35. 31. The Crossing
  36. 32. The New Order
  37. 33. Outside