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The Scent of Buenos Aires - Hebe Uhart & Maureen Shaughnessy

By Hebe Uhart & Maureen Shaughnessy

Release Date: 2019-10-15

Genre: Fiction & Literature

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Longlisted for the PEN Translation Prize

Discover 25 remarkable and incandescent short stories by one of Argentina’s greatest contemporary storytellers—now in English for the very first time!

The Scent of Buenos Aires offers the first book-length English translation of Uhart’s work, drawing together her best vignettes of quotidian life: moments at the zoo, the hair salon, or a cacophonous homeowners association meeting. She writes in unconventional, understated syntax, constructing a delightfully specific perspective on life in South America. These stories are marked by sharp humor and wit: discreet and subtle—yet filled with eccentric and insightful characters. Uhart’s narrators pose endearing questions about their lives and environments—one asks “Bees—do you know how industrious they are?” while another inquires, “Are we perhaps going to hell in a hand basket?”


“Uhart’s stories are concise and filled with both dry and conversational wit and flashes of poignant insight . . . slice-of-life writer . . . â€ â€”Thrillist

The Scent of Buenos Aires - Hebe Uhart & Maureen Shaughnessy

By Hebe Uhart & Maureen Shaughnessy

Release Date: 2019-10-15

Genre: Fiction & Literature

(0 ratings)
Read Download
Longlisted for the PEN Translation Prize

Discover 25 remarkable and incandescent short stories by one of Argentina’s greatest contemporary storytellers—now in English for the very first time!

The Scent of Buenos Aires offers the first book-length English translation of Uhart’s work, drawing together her best vignettes of quotidian life: moments at the zoo, the hair salon, or a cacophonous homeowners association meeting. She writes in unconventional, understated syntax, constructing a delightfully specific perspective on life in South America. These stories are marked by sharp humor and wit: discreet and subtle—yet filled with eccentric and insightful characters. Uhart’s narrators pose endearing questions about their lives and environments—one asks “Bees—do you know how industrious they are?” while another inquires, “Are we perhaps going to hell in a hand basket?”


“Uhart’s stories are concise and filled with both dry and conversational wit and flashes of poignant insight . . . slice-of-life writer . . . â€ â€”Thrillist

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