Argentine poet, playwright and novelist José Mármol is third to feature in Kate Bowen’s ‘Beyond Borges’ series – completing a trio of prominent 19th century romantic writers.

In the latest installment of our exclusive series on contemporary Argentine authors, Joey Rubin interviews acclaimed narrator Carlos Gamerro and debuts a translation of his story ‘Bad Burgers’ in English.

It all started when I fainted in line at McDonald’s. Unable to decide between the Combo I (Big Mac, medium fries, medium Coke) and the Combo 3 (McDlt, the rest the same) I noticed that the lighted menu was spinning, threatening with dizzy loops my head, which lost its balance and fell like a ball to the floor.

Continuing our ‘Beyond Borges’ series is an author possibly better known for being Argentina’s seventh president, the subject of one of Rodin’s final sculptures, or the face of the $50 note.

Kick-starting The Indy’s ‘Beyond Borges’ series is an author generally accepted as marking the beginning of Argentine literature, and arguably the first writer to play a significant role in its development.

Kate Bowen introduces a new series profiling Argentine writers who have shaped and influenced the course of Argentine and Latin American literature.

To call Dain Usina Cultural a bookstore is misleading. Agreed, its main feature is books—more than 20,000 of them in a 150m² library—but there is so much more to it than that. On a corner of Palermo Soho, this colonial-style house is a centre of creative energy, typical of the enterprising spirit that runs through this arty district of Buenos Aires.

If you haven’t yet made it to have a close look for yourself, the literary installation currently gracing Plaza San Martín is well worth a visit. Constructed to honour the Book Capital title the city has been awarded, ‘Tower of Babel’ was devised by the prolific contemporary artist Marta Minujín.

Our literary series focussing on Argentine authors continues. Joey Rubin talks with Inés Fernández Moreno, and we publish an exclusive of her short story ‘Argentine Beef’, translated by Andrea Labinger.

To Rolando Daniel Epstein and Alberto Teskiewicz Sirloin, rib eyes, T-bones – around one hundred pounds of prime meat distributed in Coral Gables. Cuts selected to be eaten practically raw and slathered with barbecue sauce, the way they like them there. Daniel turns onto Collins Street and feels a stab of annoyance. They think they […]