Blogs in January 1970

The Buenos Aires Quintet 1st January 1970

When Pepe Carvalho’s uncle asks him to find his son, in Buenos Aires, Pepe is reluctant. All he knows about Argentina is the tango and Maradona, and he has no desire to find out more. But family is family...

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7 Ways to Kill a Cat 1st January 1970

Set in a shanty-town on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, this fine first novel focuses on Gringo and Chueco, both 20, who live in an eternal present of hustling for food, sex, alcohol and drugs. Neither future nor past...

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A Storm hits Valparaiso 1st January 1970

In 1810, José de San Martín deserts the Spanish Army and returns home to Buenos Aires to lead a bloody revolt against his former masters. Struggling with an increasing dependence on opiates, San Martín forms a secret army of...

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The Tango Singer 1st January 1970

American student Bruno is on his research trip to Buenos Aires and he becomes steadily obsessed with tracking down an elusive and enigmatic tango singer, whose voice has never been recorded, yet apparently transcends the beauty of the tango...

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School for Patriots 1st January 1970

Set during the time of the Falklands War – a shocking exposure of the moral degradation that contaminated institutions of Argentinian society A school assistant in Buenos Aires’most prestigious state school, Maria Teresa Cornejo’s job is to keep the...

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