Lawrence Thornton

Lawrence Thornton (born 1937) is an American novelist and critic living in Claremont, California. His most well known novel, Imagining Argentina, employes the methods of magic realism to tell a story of the Dirty War (1976-l983). This novel, along with "Naming the Spirits and "Tales from the Blue Archives," makes up The Argentina Trilogy. His work, published in eighteen languages, is frequently taught in schools and universities. In l994 a film was made of Imagining Argentina by Christopher Hampton starring Antonio Banderas, Emma Thompson, Claire Bloom and Michael Wood. In l996, Zorongo Flamenco, A Minneapolis-base flamenco troupe, staged a flamenco version of the novel that featured an international cast of dancers and singers. In...