The Seven Madmen - Roberto Arlt Wadsworth Jarrell and blend[s] illustrations with philosophy

and blend[s] illustrations with philosophy

Originally published in French in 1957

Clarke Award

Pilgrimages and rituals of crossings

The Seven Madmen - Roberto Arlt Wadsworth Jarrell and blend[s] illustrations with philosophyThe Seven Madmen by Roberto Arlt, translated by Nick Caistor, introduction by Julio Cortazar ISBN 9781590179147 272 page paperback published by NYRB Classics *** A weird wonder of Argentine and modern literature and a crucial work for Julio Cortzar, The Seven Madmen begins when its hapless and hopeless hero, Erdosain, is dismissed from his job as a bill collector for embezzlement. Then his wife leaves him and things only go downhill after that.