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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...

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...

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...

Hi, we had a wonderful housecleaner for several years but she moved away. We tried to replace her with a few others but no luck. Any recommendations? We live in Palermo, almost Villa Crespo. Thanks in advance!

Hello! I started a blog featuring English versions of previously untranslated short stories by Argentine writers. So far, I have posted translations of stories by Mempo Giardinelli, Isidoro Blaisten, Roberto Fontanarrosa and Abelardo Castillo. I am presently working on a translation of Samanta...

Hello. I just joined Buenos Aires Expats yesterday. I am Argentine by birth but lived most of my life in NY. Before arriving in Buenos Aires, I lived in Quito, Ecuador for more than 2 years, where I met my wife. Here in Buenos Aires I enjoy biking trips. Last year, I managed to bike to Tigre...