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Old 25-Mar-2009, 19:50
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Default Re: Argentine Literature

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Ernesto Sábato:
On Heroes and Tombs: The definitive Buenos Aires novel he takes up half the posts in Forgotten & Obscure Gems
The Tunnel (? - highly regarded, but I cannot get Englished)
good in the short story department too
I was surprised to find out that this author is mostly overlooked in the English-speaking world. In Romania he is something of a household name. He's been widely translated and retranslated in the last few decades. On Heroes and Tombs even has some sort of cult following among undergraduates.
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