“The evocative imagery and ideas revealed in
The Witness
are not easily forgotten.”—
Washington Times
“Haunting and beautifully written.”—
Independent on Sunday
In sixteenth-century Spain, a cabin boy sets sail on a ship bound for the New World. An inland expedition ends in disaster when the group is attacked by Indians.
explores the relationship between existence and description, foreignness and cultural identity.
Juan José
Saer
was born in Argentina in 1937 and is considered one of Argentina’s leading writers of the post-Borges generation. He died in 2005.