Montevideo · 1960 · citedThe Truce
Mario Benedetti
In the form of a diary, Benedetti follows Martín Santomé, a widowed Montevideo office clerk approaching retirement, through an unexpected late love for a young co-worker, Laura Avellaneda, a brief truce of happiness against the grey routine of his life. The real city is its quiet stage: the downtown office where he counts out his last months of work, the main avenue of 18 de Julio, the waterfront Rambla along the river, and the rented room where the truce is kept.
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