Las Cartas a un amigo despliegan un ritual iniciatorio que empieza por afrontar la perdida de la madre del autor y terminan por un episodio de fascinacion ante una mujer virtuosa. Echevarria relata estos sucesos en unas epistolas que prefiguran el estilo exhaltado de su obra La cautiva.

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El matambre nace pegado a ambos costillares del ganado vacuno y al cuero que le sirve de vestimenta;asi es que, hembras, machos y aun capones tienen sus sendos matambres, cuyas calidades comibles varian segun la edad y el sexo del animal: macho por consiguiente es todo matambre cualquiera que sea su origen, y en los costados del toro, vaca o novillo adquiere jugo y robustez. Las reconditas transformaciones nutritivas y digestivas que experimenta el matambre, hasta llegar a su pleno crecimiento y sazon, no estan a mi alcance: naturaleza en esto como en todo lo demas de su jurisdiccion, obra por si, tan misteriosa y cumplidamente que solo nos es dado tributarle silenciosas alabanzas.

The first English translation of an Argentinean classic.

Argentina, 1839. A young man dies for his political beliefs when attacked by a mob in a slaughteryard used to butcher cattle.

The story takes place at the height of Juan Manuel de Rosas reign of terror. Though fictional, it is an open indictment of that brutal regime and the first masterwork of Latin-American literature, orginally published twenty years after the author s death. El matadero, or The Slaughteryard, is reputed to be the most widely studied school text in Spanish-speaking South America.

Available now for the first time in a modern English translation this is a story that in well over a century has lost none of its freshness and popularity. This edition is the fruit of years of research into little-known corners of Argentine literature and history, including an extensive glossary, the story s rare first printed version, and an appendix of reports by early English travellers to the River Plate, including Charles Darwin.

This is an uncompromising and unforgettable story of huge force and power which richly deserves a wide English-speaking audience."

Este es un escalofriante relato de la vida cotidiana en Argentina durante la tirania de Rosas. Reflejo de la miseria moral y de las penurias humanas de los arrabales de Buenos Aires. Su naturalismo expresivo y precision verbal le confieren una extrana modernidad.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Obras Completas De D. Esteban Echeverria: Escritores Argentinos. Con Una Noticia Accrca De La Vida Del Autor, Juicios Criticos Por Los Pres. Goyona, Mitre, Alberti, Varcia. (D. Florencis) ...; Volume 2 Of Obras Completas De D. Esteban Echeverria: Escritores Argentinos. Con Una Noticia Accrca De La Vida Del Autor, Juicios Criticos Por Los Pres. Goyona, Mitre, Alberti, Varcia.; Esteban Echeverria Esteban Echeverria Carlos Casavalle, 1870

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Rimas De Estevan Echeverria ... Esteban Echeverria Imprenta Argentina, 1837

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.