The Greatest Argentinian Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
45 Fictions Jorge Luis Borges 1944 Argentinian Spanish
312 Labyrinths Jorge Luis Borges 1962 Argentinian Spanish
354 Hopscotch Julio Cortazar 1963 Argentinian Spanish
436 El Aleph Jorge Luis Borges 1949 Argentinian Spanish
614 Facundo Domingo Faustino Sarmiento 1845 Argentinian Spanish
930 The Seven Madmen Roberto Arlt 1929 Argentinian Spanish
1135 The Tunnel Ernesto Sábato 1948 Argentinian Spanish
1191 Blow Up And Other Stories Julio Cortazar 1968 Argentinian Spanish
1286 The Invention Of Morel Adolfo Bioy Casares 1940 Argentinian Spanish
1335 Kiss of the Spider Woman Manuel Puig 1976 Argentinian Spanish
1533 Dreamtigers Jorge Luis Borges 1960 Argentinian Spanish
2083 Santa Evita Tomás Eloy Martínez 1995 Argentinian Spanish
2232 Mafalda Quino 1978 Argentinian Spanish
2385 Don Segundo Sombra Ricardo Güiraldes 1926 Argentinian Spanish
2497 The Garden Of Forking Paths Jorge Luis Borges 1941 Argentinian Spanish
2548 Martín Fierro José Hernández 1872 Argentinian Spanish
2599 The Witness Juan José Saer 1983 Argentinian Spanish
3048 Fever Dream Samanta Schweblin 2014 Argentinian Spanish
3059 Trust Hernan Díaz 2022 Argentinian English
3079 Los lanzallamas Roberto Arlt 1931 Argentinian Spanish
3390 Bomarzo Manuel Mujica Lainez 1962 Argentinian Spanish
3432 Betrayed by Rita Hayworth Manuel Puig 1968 Argentinian Spanish
3917 January Sara Gallardo 1971 Argentinian Spanish
4208 Heartbreak Tango Manuel Puig 1969 Argentinian Spanish
4879 Heroes And Tombs Ernesto Sábato 1961 Argentinian Spanish
5619 Our Share of Night Mariana Enríquez 2019 Argentinian Spanish
5937 Las Poetas Visitan A Andrea Del Sarto Juana Bignozzi 1993 Argentinian Spanish
6330 The Wandering Unicorn Manuel Mujica Lainez 1965 Argentinian Spanish
6400 La Grande Juan José Saer 2012 Argentinian Spanish
6463 Things We Lost In The Fire Mariana Enríquez 2016 Argentinian Spanish
6637 Autonauts Of The Cosmoroute Julio Cortazar 1983 Argentinian Spanish
6714 Diccionario De Autores Latinoamericanos César Aira 2001 Argentinian Spanish
6840 Other Inquisitions Jorge Luis Borges 1952 Argentinian Spanish
6954 We All Love Glenda So Much And Other Tales Julio Cortazar 1980 Argentinian Spanish
7076 The Investigation Juan José Saer 1994 Argentinian Spanish
7119 The Optic Nerve Maria Gainza 2015 Argentinian Spanish
7186 A Funny Dirty Little War Osvaldo Soriano 1983 Argentinian Spanish
7569 All Fires The Fire Julio Cortazar 1966 Argentinian Spanish
7654 Tropical Night Falling Manuel Puig 1988 Argentinian Spanish
7700 El vuelo de la reina Tomás Eloy Martínez 1986 Argentinian Spanish
7726 Stupidity Rafael Spregelburd 2007 Argentinian Spanish
8062 Santo Oficio De La Memoria Mempo Giardinelli 1991 Argentinian Spanish
8167 In A State Of Memory Tununa Mercado 1990 Argentinian Spanish
8195 Ghosts César Aira 1990 Argentinian Spanish
8293 Crónica De Un Iniciado Abelardo Castillo 1991 Argentinian Spanish
8360 The Literary Conference César Aira 1997 Argentinian Spanish
8427 Un Campeón Desparejo Adolfo Bioy Casares 1993 Argentinian Spanish
8444 Diaries 1959 1971 Alejandra Pizarnik 2003 Argentinian Spanish
8607 Hot Moon Mempo Giardinelli 1994 Argentinian Unknown
8691 The One Before Juan José Saer 2015 Argentinian Spanish
8707 The Last Books of Hector Viel Temperley Hector Viel Temperley
 2011 Argentinian Spanish
8791 The Diaries Of Emilio Renzi Ricardo Piglia 2015 Argentinian Spanish
8957 Money To Burn Ricardo Piglia 1997 Argentinian Spanish
8977 Mantra Rodrigo Fresán 2001 Argentinian Spanish
9011 A Personal Anthology Jorge Luis Borges 1967 Argentinian Spanish
9049 Death as a Side Effect Ana María Shua 1997 Argentinian Spanish
9071 Son Memorias Tulio Halperin Donghi 2008 Argentinian Spanish
9229 Poems Jorge Luis Borges 2010 Argentinian Spanish
9233 El Traductor Salvador Benesdra 1998 Argentinian Spanish
9733 Una Novela China César Aira 2001 Argentinian Spanish
9914 The Past Alan Pauls 2003 Argentinian Spanish
10309 Episodes Of The Cuban Revolutionary War Che Guevara 1963 Argentinian Spanish
10454 Prisoner Without A Name, Cell Without A Number Jacobo Timerman 1981 Argentinian Spanish
10574 The Censors Luisa Valenzuela 1976 Argentinian Spanish
10950 The Event Juan José Saer 1988 Argentinian Spanish
11015 Birthday César Aira 2019 Argentinian Spanish
11016 La Sexta Lámpara Pablo de Santis 2008 Argentinian Spanish
11302 The Adventures Of China Iron Gabriela Cabezón Cámara 2017 Argentinian Spanish
11366 Complete Works Jorge Luis Borges Argentinian Spanish
11582 The Impenetrable Madam X Griselda Gambaro 1986 Argentinian Spanish
12181 The Unworthy Agustina Bazterrica 2023 Argentinian Spanish
12750 La Llamada Leila Guerriero Argentinian Spanish
13006 Thus Were Their Faces Silvina Ocampo 1988 Argentinian Spanish
14986 Siete Casas Vacías Samanta Schweblin 2015 Argentinian Spanish
16604 Zama Antonio di Benedetto 1956 Argentinian Spanish
16647 Borges On Writing Jorge Luis Borges 1973 Argentinian Spanish
17169 The Invented Part Rodrigo Fresán 2014 Argentinian Spanish
17169 Las Malas Camila Sosa Villada 2019 Argentinian Spanish
17169 Hunger Martin Caparros 2014 Argentinian Spanish
17009 El Eternauta H. G. Oesterheld 1957 Argentinian Spanish
16870 Eternaut 1969 (The Alberto Breccia Library) H. G. Oesterheld, Alberto Breccia 1969 Argentinian Spanish
17169 The Dangers Of Smoking In Bed Mariana Enríquez 2009 Argentinian Spanish
17169 Us Fools Nora Lange 2024 Argentinian English
17169 Elena Knows Claudia Piñeiro 2007 Argentinian Spanish
17169 The Motorcycle Diaries Che Guevara 1993 Argentinian Spanish
17169 Kalpa Imperial Angélica Gorodischer 1983 Argentinian Spanish
17169 Bestiario Julio Cortazar 1994 Argentinian Spanish
17069 Inquisiciones Jorge Luis Borges 1925 Argentinian Spanish
17169 The Book Of Sand And Shakespeare's Memory Jorge Luis Borges 1977 Argentinian Spanish
17169 Die, My Love Ariana Harwicz 2012 Argentinian Spanish
17169 Mouthful Of Birds Samanta Schweblin 2009 Argentinian Spanish
17169 El Nervio óptico Maria Gainza 2014 Argentinian Spanish
17169 We Are Green And Trembling Gabriela Cabezón Cámara 2023 Argentinian Spanish