Books set in Argentina (83)


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71.

The Queens of Sarmiento Park by Camila Sosa Villada EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
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For Camila, it is a refuge, and the travesti who gather there are like family. At night they head out to Sarmiento Park to earn money. They stand together in the cold, sharing stories and a hip flask of whiskey, waiting for a car to slow down. Until, one freezing evening, Auntie Encarna hears crying in the bushes and wades in to investigate. When she finds an abandoned baby boy, she will hear no arguments: she is bringing him home to care for him. Life for Camila and the others will never be the same again.

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The Real Odessa by Uki Goni EN

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A groundbreaking work of investigative journalism revealing the complicity of the Vatican and the Swiss government in aiding Nazi war criminals' escape from Europe to Argentina - reissued with a new preface by Philippe Sands and additional material.

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The Tunnel by Ernesto Sabato EN

Rating: 2 (1 vote)
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One of the great short novels of the twentieth century—in an edition marking the 100th anniversary of the author's birth. An unforgettable psychological novel of obsessive love, The Tunnel was championed by Albert Camus, Thomas Mann, and Graham Greene upon its publication in 1948 and went on to become an international bestseller. At its center is an artist named Juan Pablo Castel, who recounts from his prison cell his murder of a woman named María Iribarne. Obsessed from the moment he sees her examining one of his paintings, Castel fantasizes for months about how they might meet again. When he... continue

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Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez EN

Rating: 4 (4 votes)
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Dark and haunting stories of contemporary Argentina.

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Thirst : A Novel by Marina Yuszczuk EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
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Across two different time periods, two women confront fear, loneliness, mortality, and a haunting yearning that will not let them rest. A breakout, genre-blurring novel from one of the most exciting new voices of Latin America’s feminist Gothic. It is the twilight of Europe’s bloody bacchanals, of murder and feasting without end. In the nineteenth century, a vampire arrives from Europe to the coast of Buenos Aires and, for the second time in her life, watches as villages transform into a cosmopolitan city, one that will soon be ravaged by yellow fever. She must adapt, intermingle with humans, ... continue

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Thursday Night Widows by Claudia Piñeiro EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
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"An agile novel written in a language perfectly pitched for the subject matter, a ruthless dissection of a fast decaying society"—José Saramago, Nobel Prize winner The English translation of hit novel Las Viudas de Los Jueves! “Piñeiro’s clever U.S. debut.. . illuminates the hypocrisies of the country's upper classes after 9/11.”—Publishers Weekly “Piñeiro is particularly skilful at exposing the social forces undermining Argentine society, and the fragility of personal relationships. We learn the surprising truth of the three men’s death in the final chapter; the build-up to it is riveting.”—T... continue

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Tierra de Fuego by Sylvia Iparraguirre EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
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This novel explores Captain Robert Fitzroy's abduction of Jemmy Button from his home in Cape Horn and Fitzroy's attempt to "civilize" Button in England in order to return him to his country as a bearer of "enlightened society." The experiment leads to tragic consequences. Tierra del Fuego deals with European arrogance and exploitation without resorting to the cliche of the "Noble Savage."".

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Todas as Sextas by Paola Carosella PT

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"Todas as sextas, o livro de estreia da chef Paola Carosella, combina um relato autobiográfico arrebatador e uma seleção de mais de 90 receitas que fizeram o sucesso dos menus especiais da chef às sextas-feiras em seu restaurante Arturito, em São Paulo. A prosa poética de Paola revela uma mulher batalhadora, determinada e vitoriosa, que transcendeu os percalços da vida com a ajuda da cozinha. Suas receitas, com histórias e comentários instigantes, transbordam excelência técnica, generosidade, gratidão e amor. As belíssimas imagens do premiado fotógrafo britânico Jason Lowe completam o livro de... continue

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Trafalgar by Angélica Gorodischer EN

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In the cafes and bars of Rosario, Argentina, there are sure to be many tall tales told. But none, perhaps, quite as spectacular as those recounted by Trafalgar Medrano. With a coffeepot and a pack of cigarettes to hand, he will nonchalantly tell you all about his otherworldly adventures- from studying dancing troglodytes on a mucky planet, to befriending the only chaotic man in a perfectly arranged society, to a close shave in 15th century Spain. The things Trafalgar has seen . . . Cosmopolitan, wildly imaginative and, above all else, pure fun, Angelica Gorodischer's Trafalgar is an utterly un... continue

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Tres veces luz by Juan Mattio ES

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
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La historia terrible que apuesta a contar Mattio arranca clásicamente con una muerte en uno de los 20 puertos de la provincia de Santa Fe, lo que da pie a la intervención de una tan brillante como amargada fiscal investigadora, impecablemente dibujada. Lejos de apostar al misterio y a la solución de una intriga, la novela juega a la simultaneidad, construyendo contexto al tiempo que se avanza el esclarecimiento. No hay sorpresa sino impacto constante en esa reconstrucción del trayecto infernal de unos polizones en la bodega del buque de carga Propp, que une Costa de... continue