10 Incredible Argentinian Books in Translation

Here are some of my favourite Argentinian books in translation, from twisted short story collections to enthralling novels.

[wewillrust]

Much love from Argentina! Love your channel. It's Argentinian by the way.

[Chipiiart]

An argentinian here 🙌🏼 love the recommendation 💛. I always get really excited when people on booktube talk about argentinian literature haha.
I need to recommend you two of my favorite book of last year. One is Eartheater by Dolores Reyes is about a girl that when she eats earth can see people murders or were they are.
And the second one is The fish child by Lucia Puenzo, I want to tell you what the book is about but I dont think I can make it justice.
(i'm so sorry if there is something wrong with what i wrote my english is horrible when is about writing :c) love the vid 💛

[marinasalorio-corbetto]

Thanks for this wonderful video and also for a great article! I am an Argentinian living in the UK. I love some of the authors you covered, like Selva Almada, Mariana Enríquez, and Samanta Schweblin, Silvina Ocampo and Borges. I still haven't read some others you suggest. If you like short stories I can recommend Julio Cortazar. He wrote several novels too. Perhaps you have heard about him already. I am so happy to find an enthusiast of Argentinian literature! I shared the video with my British friends to encourage them to read Argentinian authors. Best wishes, Marina

[froscampelo]

Big hugs from an author, tough of non-fiction, from Argentina! 🤗 I love your reviews!

[pachivanbelle]

Thank you so much for taking me on this beautiful journey, I'm a better reader thanks to you. I love your book recommendations and your thoughts on books just blow my mind! I'm from Ecuador but grew up in the USA and we're mostly exposed to classic writers such as Gabrel Garcia Marquez, and Allende ... but I was looking for other Latin American writers and when I saw this, my heart skipped a beat lol. I also saw you recommended a book by an Ecuadorian writer and that's freaking crazy!! I thought I was dreaming.

Again thank you for keeping me connected to my roots, and for giving me the opportunity to discover writers that write stories about things I can relate to. Gracias.

[radiantchristina]

What excellent recommendations. The only one i've read is The Dangers of Smoking in Bed, which I loved. The Wind that Lays Waste is high on my priority list. I very much appreciate how you discuss books that I don't hear about elsewhere. Booktube has gotten too samey samey and it is refreshing to find book folk who discuss unusual and unique books.

[valeriavelz]

I love Mariana Enriquez, I am specifically a fan of her novel "our share of night", it is the longest of her works, but it's so complete in its character development, gripping plot and horrifically raw scenes. and I particularly love her works so much because she truly defined what Latin American horror can be, and she very carefully deals with political problems of Latin America, specifically Argentina. I Know you don't prefer books of this length (680 pages) but it will definitely show you a different very interesting side of literature.

[sylviakanel]

💜Thank you again for broadining my horizons. I know that phrase sounds corny, but it is so true. I would never have come across these books on my own!💜

[colbyo]

Loved this! Just added a number on hold. And I agree - totally in the mood for short books right now.

[championcitypeople]

As soon as you said “it’s about cults” I was like “I’m in.”

[alejandracs]

I absolutely love Mariana Enríquez. Last year, while reading "Nuestra parte de noche", I acted like a Enríquez' witness telling everyone I met about her and her spectacular writing. I'm crossing my fingers for her to get the International Booker Prize this year.
Thank you for the video. I'm looking forward to read more Argentinians, love what they do!

[sotelovillagrandianaitzel]

I'm so jealous of your english translations' covers they're so beautiful! I love Mariana Enríquez and hope she gets translated more, I also liked a mouthful of birds and tender is the flesh. I discovered a few new authors in this video, thanks for making it! The only other translated author that I know of is Liliana Bodoc who's is a fantasy writer.

[BoredBookAddict]

Love the video. Really looking forward for more books from other countries.

[mohitjain]

I'm gonna buy it tomorrow, your youtube channel is too good.

[teresajoseph]

"I am so tired of big books"...damn i felt that 😌

[BookishHiker]

I read “The Wind that Lays Waste” a few months ago after watching your different video. Listening to your review in this video brought back all the vivid visual images that I had seen while reading it and made me realize how much I had enjoyed it, and how amazing your review is. You might also like “Silence” by Shusaku Endo. The feel of the novel is quite different but it also deeply explores what goes on in the mind of a clergyman as he comes across people from different culture.

[melsbookshelf]

These all sound absolutely amazing! Absolutely wonderful video! 😀

[rightonrightonrighton]

Cheers man! Been looking forward to this x

[paulinachiarantano]

Hi! I came to be the preach about LEILA GUERRIERO, just read Opus Gelber. It's just perfect.

[marinellamaccagni]

i'm blessed enough to read these books in spanish. i learn spanish in the last 8 months