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The Indy Eye: Buenos Aires International Book Fair, 2012

The Indy Eye: Buenos Aires International Book Fair, 2012

The 2012 Buenos Aires International Book Fair runs through Monday the 7th. Photographers Beatrice Murch and Sam Verhaert share their experiences.

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VIDEO: Buenos Aires International Book Fair, 2012

VIDEO: Buenos Aires International Book Fair, 2012

Jorge Santander heads along to Buenos Aires International Book Fair, the world’s largest Spanish language book fair, to investigate Argentina’s love affair with literature.

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Poet Profile: Reynaldo Jiménez

Poet Profile: Reynaldo Jiménez

To conclude our collaborative series with Palabras Errantes, the Indy profiles the celebrated poet and cultural commentator, Reynaldo Jiménez.

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Author Spotlight: Oliverio Coelho

Author Spotlight: Oliverio Coelho

The latest in our series bringing contemporary Argentine authors to English speakers, Joey Rubin interviews Oliverio Coelho, and presents his short story ‘Death of the Critic’ for the first time in English.

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Five New Argentine Novels (in English!)

Five New Argentine Novels (in English!)

As part of our focus on literature this month, Joey Rubin selects five novels by Argentine authors that are set to make a big impact as they become available in English translation in 2012.

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Poet Profile: Laura Petrecca

Poet Profile: Laura Petrecca

In conjunction with the Palabras Errantes translation project we continue our series of poet profiles with the young Argentine poet Laura Petrecca.

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Ernesto Sabato: Literature’s Conscience

Ernesto Sabato: Literature’s Conscience

As we approach the first anniversary of his death, the Beyond Borges series arrives at Ernesto Sabato, an essayist and novelist who brought introduced existentialism to Argentine writing.

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Death of the Critic, by Oliverio Coelho

Death of the Critic, by Oliverio Coelho

Joey Rubin presents an exclusive English-translation of Oliverio Coelho’s story: ‘Death of the Critic’.

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Daggers Wrapped in Pink Silk: On Argentine Magazine Romance Novels

Daggers Wrapped in Pink Silk: On Argentine Magazine Romance Novels

As part of The Indy’s literature month, Jessica Sequeira investigates the history of the serialized romantic novel in Argentina, a genre that began its boom a century ago.

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Poet Profile: Gabriel Cortiñas

Poet Profile: Gabriel Cortiñas

In collaboration with Palabras Errantes, we continue our series of poet profiles with Gabriel Cortiñas. Robin Minchom talks to him about his poetic style and the process of having his work translated to English.

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