People in the Room
1950 novel by Norah Lange / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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People in the Room is a novel by Argentinian author Norah Lange, originally published in Spanish under the name Personas en la sala in 1950. The English version, translated by Charlotte Whittle, was published in August 2018 by And Other Stories.[2] In 1959, the Argentine Writer’s Association bestowed the novel with the Gran Premio de Honor.[3] The book was notable for diversifying existing feminine themes expected of female Argentine authors at the time into new areas.[4]
Author | Norah Lange |
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Original title | Personas en la sala |
Translator | Charlotte Whittle |
Cover artist | Horacio Butler (1897-1983) |
Country | Argentina |
Language | Spanish |
Genre | Fiction, Avant-garde |
Publisher | CABA: Editorial Sudamericana (Spanish 1st ed.) Sheffield: And Other Stories (English 1st. ed) |
Publication date | 1950[1] |
Published in English | August 9, 2018 |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | 119 p. (Spanish 1st ed.) 176 p. (English 1st ed.) |
ISBN | 978-1-911508-23-6 |
The story follows a young girl in Argentina as she notices and then begins to obsess over three figures she can see in the house across the street from hers. The blurred lines between reality and imagination in People in the Room contribute to an eerie ambiguity present throughout the novel.[5]