Name: Un kilo de oro (in Spanish)
SKU: 63739747
Price: 603.00 ZAR
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Author: Rodolfo Walsh
ISBN: 9789504986010

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Physical Book

Author

Rodolfo Walsh

Publisher

Planeta

Synopsis "Un kilo de oro (in Spanish)"

"Un kilo de oro fue publicado en 1967, dos años después de Los oficios terrestres. Dos de sus cuatro cuentos están emparentados con ese libro. Son relatos consagratorios. De "Cartas" y su universo joyceano, Ricardo Piglia ha dicho que es "una suerte de microscópico Ulises rural". Otros escritores notables, como David Viñas, exaltaron el brillo de "Nota al pie". Walsh combina en este volumen lo literario con lo político y lleva su escritura a lo más alto.

Rodolfo Walsh

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Rodolfo Walsh (Lamarque, 1927 – Buenos Aires, 1977) was an Argentine journalist, writer, and activist, considered a pioneer of narrative journalism in Latin America. His most emblematic work, Operation Massacre (1957), is recognized as the first non-fiction novel in the Hispanic American sphere, predating Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. In it, Walsh exposed the clandestine shootings of civilians during the 1956 dictatorship. His political commitment led him to join the Montoneros organization and, in 1977, he was murdered by the military dictatorship after publishing his famous Open Letter from a Writer to the Military Junta.

Among his most notable works are: Variations in Red (1953), a collection of detective stories; Who Killed Rosendo? (1969), an investigation into the murder of union leader Rosendo García; The Satanowsky Case (1973), about the homicide of lawyer Marcos Satanowsky; and A Kilo of Gold (1967), a book of stories that includes "The Earthly Professions" and "Footnote". His output spans genres such as chronicle, short story, and political essay, cementing his legacy as a key figure in committed literature and journalism in Argentina.

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