Great reading that provides a sense of the city, from the Traveler online Ultimate Travel Library.
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Collected Fictions, by Jorge Luis Borges and Andrew Hurley (1998)
A classic and acclaimed collection of works by Jorge Luis Borges, Argentina’s most famous author.
Santa Evita, by Tomás Eloy Martinez (1996)
Fictional account about the actual disappearance of the corpse of Evita Perón following her death in 1952. Written from the perspective of an investigative reporter.
Hopscotch (La Rayuela), by Julio Cortázar (1966)
Julio Cortázar’s masterpiece novel is the fragmented, non-linear tale of an Argentine living in Paris, Uruguay, and Buenos Aires.
The Motorcycle Diaries, by Ernesto “Che” Guevara (2004)
The diary of the socialist icon Che Guevara during his young travels in South America. Begins in 1951 when Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado set off from Buenos Aires on motorbike.
The Ministry of Special Cases, by Nathan Englander (2007)
Fictional tale of a Jewish Argentine during the country’s last military dictatorship and his family’s search for their “disappeared” son.
