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A novel written by the Argentine writer and published in 1961, it bursts onto the Latin American literary scene, bringing together a variety of elements that distinguish it among the fictions of South America. In this way, it is frequently considered a total novel, with traits of surrealism unusual in Latin American literature (especially in the "Report on the Blind" section). A good part of its plot can also be inserted into the tradition of the Bildungsroman ("novel of formation"), of which there are several examples in German literature. On the other hand, the description of a family portrayed through a long period of time with decadent overtones thematically links this novel with the fictions of Faulkner and García Márquez.