A Uruguaia by Pedro Mairal
A middle-aged Argentine writer makes a day trip to Montevideo to collect payment in U.S. dollars amid currency controls and to pursue a fantasy with a younger woman, only to see the journey devolve into delays, bad decisions, and humiliations that expose his vanity, precarious finances, and faltering marriage. Framed as a confessional to his spouse, the story blends dark humor and sharp social observation to trace how desire, self-deception, and money troubles can unravel a life in a single day across the Río de la Plata.
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- Published
- 2016
- Nationality
- Argentine
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 120-150
- Original Language
- Spanish
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- Alternate Titles
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- La uruguaya
- The Woman from Uruguay
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