Los Ahogados (The Drowned)

Los Ahogados (The Drowned)

Set during the Argentinian dictatorship, Los ahogados subtly places the reader before the cruelty of forced disappearance of persons. As in any good story, only flashes of background information are provided as the writer creates a misty atmosphere, punctuated by...
The woman in question (La mujer en cuestión)

The woman in question (La mujer en cuestión)

Primer Premio Novela Fondo Nacional de las Artes 2002 (National Fund for the Arts First Prize award 2002) With a skewed detective story format, the novel revolves around an enigmatic woman that stands out in the midst of the social background during the years of the...
Mother tongue (Lengua madre)

Mother tongue (Lengua madre)

This novel was finalist of the International Novel Prize Rómulo Gallegos 2011 Subjects such as complex filial relationships, the world of women, the thoughts and feelings of the middle class, the years of the Dictatorship, women writers, migrations, real exile and...
The stained (Los manchados)

The stained (Los manchados)

“Los Manchados is a novel which, as part of a clear literary and political tradition, represents a deepening of the outstanding work Maria Teresa Andruetto has done in her previous books. The reconstruction, through various stories, of a life and of the history of a...