Eugenio Cambaceres was the first to introduce the naturalist manner of Émile Zola to Argentinean literature in the late nineteenth century. The work of Cambaceres, a precursor to the contemporary Argentinean novel, is crucial for an understanding of the period of consolidation of Argentina, the formation of a national identity, and especially for the role of the intellectual during that transition. This gereation theoretically and methodically built up a literature with features of its own, stressing the cultural primacy of Buenos Aires par excellence, to enhance the evolution of the cosmopolitan metropolis. A rich dandy narrates Pot Pourri, relating a story of marriage and adultery during the carnival celebrations. The volume editor, Josefina Ludmer, describes the dandy as an ambiguous protagonist who acts both as a reflection and a critic of the liberal state. As a new addition to the already-acclaimed Library of Latin America, Pot Pourri should find its rightful place with the ever-growing audience for Latin American literature.
Pot Pourri:Whistlings of an Idler (Library of Latin America)
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Josefina Ludmer is Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Yale University. Lisa Dillman is Visiting Lecturer in Spanish from the University of North London.
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What do you think of my fiancee?" Juan asked, striking a match to light his cigarette as we departed, at midnight on the eve of his wedding, from his future wife's home. Read the first page
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