One story follows a Beauty and the Beast-inspired story of a curse placed on a neighbourhood of crass and mean people. As an adult with her own crippling anxieties, she and her sister return to the witch only to learn the truth of what happened that day. The Well follows a woman who, as a young girl, was taken to a witch by the seaside to watch as her sister and mother had their anxieties exorcised. Instead, something far darker and stranger follows. When he kills himself (in the most brutal fashion) in a hotel room, the media predicts a slew of copycat suicides. Take the story Meat, which begins with an Argentinian rock star with a cult following of obsessed teenagers. If you’re a fan of horror and gothic fiction, you can’t do better than this book from one of the best Argentine writers around. These tales focus around ghosts and hauntings, cults and witches, curses and cursed places. The Dangers of Smoking in Bed is a spine-chilling collection of modern gothic short stories. From surreal short story collections to dystopian novels - from narrative non-fiction to allegorical literary fiction, these are some of the best Argentine novels and stories ever written. Here is a selection of some of our favourite Argentine writers and the works that have inspired and transformed us.
Essential Argentine Novels by Argentine Writers.
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