Mala Onda
| Author | Alberto Fuguet |
|---|---|
| Original title | Mala onda |
| Translator | Kristina Cordero |
| Country | Chile |
| Language | Spanish |
| Genre | Bildungsroman |
| Publisher |
Planeta (1992) St. Martin's Press (1997 English translation) |
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Publication date
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November 1991 |
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Published in English
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April 1997 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 308 (1997 St. Martin's Press translation) |
| ISBN | |
| OCLC | 35657888 |
| 863.20 | |
| LC Class | PQ8098.16.U48 M313 1997 |
| Followed by | Tinta roja |
Mala onda (English: Bad Vibes) is a Chilean bildungsroman novel and social commentary by Alberto Fuguet. It is also Fuguet's debut novel, first published in 1991.
Mala onda is set in Chile during a ten-day period in September, 1980, around the time of the Chilean constitutional referendum. The protagonist is Matías Vicuña, a maladjusted, upper class, 17-year-old boy who is jaded and frustrated by what he perceives as the folly and blandness of his family and peers. Matías lives a loveless, meaningless life, and indulges in sex, drugs, alcohol, and rock music.
The novel examines the Chilean emulation of American consumerism and pop culture, in the context of a growing opposition to the dictatorial rule of Augusto Pinochet in Chile.
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