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On Argentina
Contributor(s): Borges, Jorge Luis (Author), Levine, Suzanne Jill (Editor), MacAdam, Alfred (Editor)
ISBN: 0143105736     ISBN-13: 9780143105732
Publisher: Penguin Group
OUR PRICE:   $22.80  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: June 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | Essays
- Literary Collections | Caribbean & Latin American
- History | Latin America - South America
Dewey: 864.62
LCCN: 2010010824
Series: Penguin Classics
Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.1" W x 7.72" (0.34 lbs) 192 pages
 
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A literary guide to Argentina by its most famous writer

Jorge Luis Borges wrote about Argentina as only someone passionate about his homeland can. On Argentina reveals the many facets of his passion in essays, poems, and stories through which he sought to bring Argentina forward on the world stage, and to do for Buenos Aires what James Joyce did for Dublin.

In colorful pieces on the tango and the gaucho, on the card game truco, and on the criollos (immigrants from Spain) and compadritos (street-corner thugs), we gain insight not only into unique aspects of Argentine culture but also into the intellect and values of one of Latin America's most influential writers. Featuring material available in English for the first time, this unprecedented collection is an invaluable literary and travel companion for devotees of both Borges and Argentina.