Gazapo (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Gustavo Sainz
- First Published: 1965
- Type of Plot: Comic realism
- Time of Work: The middle 1960’s
- Setting: Mexico City
- Principal Characters: Menelao, Gisela, Vulbo, Mauricio, Tricardio, Matriarca, Fidel, Jacobo, Arnaldo, Balmori
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: 1960’s, Teenagers, Sex or sexuality, Storytelling, Mexico or Mexicans, Generation gap
- Locales: Mexico City, Mexico
The Novel
Most of the action of the novel takes place as the characters drive around Mexico City, searching for something meaningful to do. The action centers on the young and misunderstood Menelao, who has been abandoned in a seedy apartment by his divorced mother. Having left his father’s home because of his stepmother, Menelao cruises the city with his friends as they all tell stories about their escapades. The narration begins with a collage of actions: Vulbo’s telephone conversation with Menelao describes the gang’s previous evening’s activities; Menelao, in bed,...
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