New Islands (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: María Luisa Bombal
- First Published: 1938
- Type of Plot: Surrealist
- Time of Work: The twentieth century
- Setting: Buenos Aires and a country estate some distance from the city
- Principal Characters: Yolanda, Federico, Juan Manuel, Billy, Sylvester
- Genres: Short fiction, Surrealist literature, Fantasy
- Subjects: Sex or sexuality, Nature, Surrealism, Dreams, Nightmares, Islands, Hunting or hunters, Horror
- Locales: Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Story
On its most literal level, “New Islands” is an account of a city lawyer's four-day visit to an estate in the country a few hours drive from Buenos Aires. Juan Manuel, the lawyer, has been visiting at the La Figura hacienda and is part of a group of hunters from La Figura that goes to have a look at some new islands that have emerged in a lake. They stay at Yolanda and Federico's hacienda, and the story describes Juan Manuel's four-day relationship with Yolanda, which ends with his return to Buenos Aires. The new islands sink mysteriously back into the mud and...
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