The seven beautiful short stories in this collection concern the lives of an upper-middle-class family in small town Argentina in the 1930s. It is a patriarchal society, bound to fading customs and harsh realities. The Model T has arrived and so too has the Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller, but little of the outside world is known first-hand, instead only as depicted in the French novels they read. The collection is followed by the author's notes on his thoughts about the writing of each story.

El Gallo Blanco (Spanish and English Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Tizón, Héctor

World Literature

Vintage Books

<p>Un viejo y dos ninos construyen una balsa y se lanzan a la deriva, en busca de ciudades lejanas y mares desconocidos. Un relato magico, en medio del paisaje agreste y maravilloso de la selva jujena.</p>

El viaje / The Trip (Spanish Edition)

Sudamericana

This fundamental work in Argentine literature tells the story of a man who refuses to sleep amongst murderers, one who doesn’t give in to the passiveness of waiting. When all doors are closed and leaving becomes imperative, when escaping is the only way out, how can you avoid obscurity and silence? In this work, Tizón warns us that there is no turning back. But even in its painful beauty, this novel is also a prayer and a promise of hope, because even if the house vanishes, in our hearts it remains intact.  Description in Spanish: La casa y el viento, publicada por primera vez en 1984, es una obra fundamental de la literatura argentina. El derrotero de un hombre que se niega a dormir entre asesinos, y que no se resigna a la espera. Cuando se clausuran las puertas y es forzoso abandonar la tierra, cuando huir es la única forma de irse, ¿cómo escapar al olvido y al silencio? Héctor Tizón convierte la memoria en palabras, y el viaje, en reflexión y exorcismo.

La casa y el viento (Spanish Edition)

Contemporary

Alfaguara

A Un Costado de Los Rieles (Biblioteca Hector Tizon) (Spanish Edition)

Aguilar Argentina

<p>Reminiscences about the author's exile from his native Argentina, the turmoil and tragedy of the Argentine people during recent years, and his continuing feeling of love for Argentina</p>

LA Casa Y El Viento/the House and the Wind (Spanish Edition)

Legasa/Argentina

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