Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Honorary Consul The Honorary Consul Graham Greene In a provincial Argentinean town, Charley Fortnum, a British consul with dubious authority and a weakness for drink, is kidnapped by Paraguayan revolutionaries who have mistaken him for the American … OL106068W
Gauchos judíos Gauchos judíos Alberto Gerchunoff "Reprint, with minor changes, of the 1955 translation of Gerchunoff's 1910 classic volume about Jewish immigrants in rural Argentina. Twenty-six vignettes, with some inter-related characters, tell st… OL1308236W
Indiana Jones and the arms of gold Indiana Jones and the arms of gold Lee Marrs The intrepid archaeologist Indiana Jones travels to Argentian to seek a lost Incan treasure. OL15082664W
Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego Mariana Enríquez A haunting collection of short stories all set in Argentina. OL17319533W
The Ministry of Special Cases The Ministry of Special Cases Nathan Englander From its unforgettable opening scene in the darkness of a forgotten cemetery in Buenos Aires, Nathan Englander's debut novel The Ministry of Special Cases casts a powerful spell. In the heart of Arge… OL1969524W
Dreaming of the delta Dreaming of the delta Perla Suez "Argentine novel set during the Proceso de reorganización nacional; an experimental thriller that focuses on secrecy, betrayal, and violence and reflects the national struggle for power and control t… OL19992815W
Atmospheric disturbances Atmospheric disturbances Rivka Galchen When Dr. Leo Liebenstein's wife disappears, she leaves behind a single confounding clue: a woman who looks, talks, and behaves exactly like her. A simulatcrum. But Leo is not fooled, and he knows bet… OL20500760W
This Thing of Darkness This Thing of Darkness Harry Thompson The year is 1828. Brilliant young naval officer Robert Fitzroy is given the captaincy of HMS *Beagle*, surveying the wilds of Tierra del Fuego, aged just twenty-three. But Fitzroy hides a dark secre… OL2124147W
The Rhinemann exchange The Rhinemann exchange Robert Ludlum Allied agent David Spaulding is selected by Allied Command to transact an undercover deal in Argentina involving top secret Nazi scientific plans. The dealer is Erich Rhinemann, an exiled German Jew … OL24295604W
The Oxford Murders The Oxford Murders Guillermo Martínez If I had read the last chapter first, I wouldn't have read the rest of the book. Th author needs to learn how to end a book. OL7989482W