Historical fiction books set in Argentina (13)
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1.
Kamchatka by Marcelo Figueras EN
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
In 1976, a young boy flees Buenos Aires with his opposition-supporting family, renames himself after his hero Harry Houdini, and dedicates his time in exile to mastering his role model's escape artistry.
2.
Purgatory: A Novel by Tomás Eloy Martínez EN
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Simón Cardoso had been dead for thirty years when Emilia Dupuy, his wife, found him at lunchtime in the dining room of Trudy Tuesday. So begins Purgatory, the final and perhaps most personal work of the great Latin American novelist Tomás Eloy Martínez. Emilia Dupuy's husband vanished in the 1970s, while the two were mapping an Argentine country road. All evidence seemed to confirm that he was among the thousands disappeared by the military regime. Yet Emilia never stopped believing that the disappeared man would reappear. And then he does, in New Jersey. And for Simón, no time at all has pass... continue
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Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez EN
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
“A masterpiece of supernatural horror.”—The Washington Post “An enchanting, shattering, once-in-a-lifetime reading experience.”—The New York Times (Editors’ Choice) ONE OF TIME AND THE ATLANTIC’S TEN BEST NOVELS OF THE YEAR • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S TEN BEST HORROR BOOKS OF THE YEAR • LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD • GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK One of Reactor Magazine’s Most Iconic Speculative Fiction Books of the 21st Century A woman’s mysterious death puts her husband and son on a collision course with her demonic family in the first novel to be translated into English by th... continue
4.
Zama by Antonio Di Benedetto ES
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Publicada por primera vez en 1956, Zama está considerada de manera unánime como una de las grandes novelas del siglo veinte en lengua española.
Con una escritura bella y precisa, Antonio Di Benedetto narra la existencia solitaria y suspendida de Don Diego de Zama, un funcionario de la corona española en Asunción del Paraguay que, víctima de una interminable espera, aguarda ser trasladado a Buenos Aires a fines del siglo XVIII.
La de Zama no es cualquier espera, se trata de una condición existencial, angustiosa y reflexiva, en un territorio car... continue
5.
Seconds Out by Martín Kohan EN
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Music, sport and crime come together to recreate the past in a disturbing investigation that questions the media's role
6.
La novela de Perón by Tomás Eloy Martínez ES
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
El 20 de junio de 1973, el General Juan Domingo Perón regresa a Argentina tras dieciocho años de exilio. Le acompañan su esposa, José López Rega, oscuro intrigante surgido de la nada, y un numeroso séquito. En Madrid deja años de desprecio del régimen de Franco y el recuerdo de una triunfal Eva Perón cuyo cadáver momificado descansa en su propia casa. Con él lleva unas memorias inacabadas con las que quiere dejar una visión napoleónica de sí mismo. Más de dos millones de personas, la mayor ... continue
7.
Departing at Dawn : A Novel of Argentina's Dirty War by Gloria Lisé EN
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Gloria Lise describes a terrifying period in her nation's history with a touch that is light yet penetrating. This book is a powerful portrait of Argentineans caught up in traumas that have haunted the country ever since."
8.
Tierra de Fuego by Sylvia Iparraguirre EN
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
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."".
9.
On A Night of a Thousand Stars by Andrea Yaryura Clark EN
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
In this moving, emotional narrative of love and resilience, a young couple confronts the start of Argentina's Dirty War in the 1970s, and a daughter searches for truth twenty years later. New York, 1998. Santiago Larrea, a wealthy Argentine diplomat, is holding court alongside his wife, Lila, and their daughter, Paloma, a college student and budding jewelry designer, at their annual summer polo match and soiree. All seems perfect in the Larreas’ world—until an unexpected party guest from Santiago's university days shakes his usually unflappable demeanor. The woman's cryptic comments spark Palo... continue
10.
Juanamanuela, mucha mujer by Martha Mercader ES
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Un cuadro fascimante de la sociedad hispanoamerica. en los años de formación de las nuevas. nacionalidades.
11.
El día que mataron a Alfonsín by Dalmiro Sáenz, Sergio Joselovsky ES
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Un relato ficticio del asesinato del líder argentino, el presidente Raúl Alfonsín (1983-1989), se basa tanto en la historia reciente como en la situación política y económica actual de Argentina para especular sobre lo que sucedería en Argentina si Alfonsín muriera.
12.
Soy Roca by Félix Luna ES
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Aunque por momentos pueda parecer una novela, éste es un libro de historia que relata la etapa de mayores y más profundas transformaciones de la Argentina en la voz del general Julio A. Roca. Pues es el propio Roca quien cuenta su vida y su trayectoria, lo que permite al autor describir los fascinantes cambios que vivió a lo largo de su existencia quien fuera dos veces Presidente de la Nación y fundador de la Argentina moderna, diera impulso a la ley de Educación Común e incorporara la Patagonia como Territorio Nacional al precio del atropello a sus pu... continue
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La Casa de los Cuervos by Hugo Wast ES
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Excerpt from La Casa de los Cuervos: Primer Premio en el Concurso de Novelas del Ateneo Nacional Detras de sus tapias roidas por el tiempo y coro nadas a veces de enredaderas, asoman las copas re dondas de los naranjos) con su espeso follaje y su fru ta dorada. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections ... continue