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Hello fellow ex-pats. Just posted a new short story translation on the blog Contemporary Argentine Writers: "Boundless Road" by Ariel Urquiza “I like the desert,” said the passenger. “It reminds me of when I was a kid. When my brothers and I got into trouble, my grandmother would say that she...

Hello fellow ex-pats, I just uploaded a new short story translation at Contemporary Argentine Writers. Take a look and let me know what you think. "Romeo and Juliette, so young that they think they can’t live without each other and that their love will last forever. But I imagine them, had...

Just posted a new short story translation at Contemporary Argentine Writers: "Because the Sky Is Blue" by Pablo Ramos. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Hi fellow expats, Just posted a new short story translation at Contemporary Argentine Writers: Gabriela Cabezón Cámara's "No Mata", a fictional account of the incident that led to the end of the draft in Argentina. “Do not be afraid, my son,” said the voice. “You are saved. And your issue...

I just posted a new short story translation at Contemporary Argentine Writers: "Horse" by Hernán Ronsino. Let me know what you think. https://contemporaryargentinewriters.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/horse-by-hernan-ronsino/ As they run, they struggle. And they laugh. Now there is nothing before...

Hi, I just posted a new short story translation at Contemporary Argentine Writers: Sylvia Iparraguirre's "The Storm". Check it out and let me know what you think. https://contemporaryargentinewriters.wordpress.com/…/the-s…/ In 1902, a coast guard ship arrives in Isla de los Estaods to quash a...

Personally, I like the milongas, like at Confiteria Ideal. It's not a show, but in my opinion it is a much more authentic experience. It's where regular folks go to tango. They some times have a live orchestra and also professionals that do a few numbers. I like getting a table with a view of...

Hi everyone, I just posted a new short story translation at the blog Contemporary Argentine Writers: Esta noche, reunión en casa by Vicente Battista. One hot summer night, Alejandro Funes runs into his former torturer on the streets of downtown Buenos Aires: He ran into him one humid...

Hello, I just posted a new short story translation, "The Final Days of Daniel Knopoff" by Pablo Besarón, at my blog Contemporary Argentine Writers. It is from Besarón's first published collection of short stories, Efectos colaterales, published in 2013. Take a look and let me know what you...

Hello, I just posted a new short story translation ("The Velocipedist Social Club" by Norberto Luis Romero) at my blog, Contemporary Argentine Writers. Take a look and let me know what you think. Along the town’s main street, there were no more than 400 meters from his home to the fledgling...

Thanks for the feedback, SteveC. I agree El concurso isn't L. Heker's strongest piece, but most of her short stories had already been translated into English, so the pickings were slim. I find it interesting, though, that the story touches on something she herself seems to have been going...

Hello! I just uploaded an English-language translation of Liliana Heker's short story "El concurso" at the blog Contemporary Argentine Writers: "The contest, said the woman from the bank, would be open only to local bank employees and their families; he would certainly discover, she assured...

It is a curious but opportune mistake I think that this thread was started in the Culture category when on it's face it seems more suitable for the Jobs category. I say on its face because it idoes clearly demonstrate a difference that exists between Argentine and U.S. cultures (as well as many...

I work with Fundacion Tres Pinos and they have some info you might be interested in. Here are some links: http://www.fundaciontrespinos.org/arte_en_argentina_galerias.php http://www.fundaciontrespinos.org/exposiciones.php Hope this helps.

I agree with you that it is the ultimate distractor and ultimate galvanizer of public opinion, as demonstrated in '82 by the dictatorship. I don't think you are right to say it is the worst thing that could happen to this government. Cristina's popularity would skyrocket. In the euphoria, she...

I do agree with you 100% that Argentina should issue an apology for the war if it hasn't already.

Ok. Clearly we have different views on this. I share the position expressed in the Guardian article referred to earlier: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/mar/09/meaningless-falklands-referendum-uk-sovereignty UN resolutions on the dispute, of which there have been 40, do not refer...

I meant the reaction they got from the public, which is what they wanted in order to maintain power. It worked for them in the short-term; the public was rallied under this national issue. I think they miscalculated in the long-term, thinking the US would intervene with Thatcher on their behalf...

Yup, the junta used it masterfully to whip up national fervor at the time, similar to the '78 world cup. I think most Argentine's today would admit it was dreadfully wrong.

Yes, I see I should have been clearer. I did not mean to say Argentina has UN support on the blockade. What I meant is that Argentina has UN support on its position that negotiations should resume. Sorry, in my eyes, the UK is being intransigent by refusing to do so despite UN resolutions...