argentine literature

http://4chanlit.wikia.com/wiki/Recommended_Reading/Literature_by_origin#Argentina

>>9394734
seconding this

I just read two books by Argentinians and they were both excellent. Try The Savage Detectives.

>>9394752
lm@o

>>9394765
JESUS CHrIST I HATE THIS BOARD I AM SO FUCKING SICK OF YOU PSEUDS LAUgHING AT ME

AND IF GOOGLE FUCKING DATAMINING CAPTCHA MAKES ME SELECT ONE MORE FUCKING SHITTY BODEGA I"M GOING TO KILL MYSELf

>>9394773
Kek, anon please no more.

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Borges of fucking course

The Seven Madmen and its sequel The Flamethrowers by Roberto Arlt are some of my favourites, the delirum scene that comes before the ending is fucking savage

The Tunnel, On Heroes and Tombs, and finally Abbadón el exterminador, are linked to one another, after you are done with the second book you will have experienced some Lovecraft level shit regarding blind people

Cortazar should be read in spanish, I dont have a high opinion of the english translation of Rayuela

>>9394825
where to start with borges?

>>9394886

either Ficciones or El Aleph

Since the other anon already posted the essentials, I'm gonna recommend a truly unique book that probably nobody here ever read: Los Sorias, by Alberto Laiseca. Longest fucking novel in Argentinian literature. I think it doesn't have an English translation, unfortunately, but I wanted to share it anyways in case some Spanish-reading anon is out there. Here's a concise review: https://theuntranslated.wordpress.com/2015/05/27/the-sorias-los-sorias-by-alberto-laiseca/

>>9394935

wonder if I should read the review beforehand to ease myself into it or if I should go in blind

It has quite the reputation for being pure insanity

Try some Bioy Casares

>>9394942
I'd recommend maybe reading the first couple of paragraphs to have a very general idea of what to expect and then jump straight into it. The book is by far the most bizarre and weird thing I've ever read. It's a real special and, regrettably, not really well-known book.

Didnt check the linked wiki but Arlt is really great. Marginalized middle aged kinda idiotic kinda insightful guys try to make money and plan a revolution in Los Siete Locos and Los Lanzallamas (I guess you could say they're part 1 & 2 respectively)