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
2082 Santa Evita Tomás Eloy Martínez 1995 Argentinian Spanish
2231 Mafalda Quino 1978 Argentinian Spanish
2384 Don Segundo Sombra Ricardo Güiraldes 1926 Argentinian Spanish
2496 The Garden Of Forking Paths Jorge Luis Borges 1941 Argentinian Spanish
2546 Martín Fierro José Hernández 1872 Argentinian Spanish
2599 The Witness Juan José Saer 1983 Argentinian Spanish
3049 Fever Dream Samanta Schweblin 2014 Argentinian Spanish
3060 Trust Hernan Díaz 2022 Argentinian English
3080 Los lanzallamas Roberto Arlt 1931 Argentinian Spanish
3391 Bomarzo Manuel Mujica Lainez 1962 Argentinian Spanish
3432 Betrayed by Rita Hayworth Manuel Puig 1968 Argentinian Spanish
3917 January Sara Gallardo 1971 Argentinian Spanish
4206 Heartbreak Tango Manuel Puig 1969 Argentinian Spanish
4877 Heroes And Tombs Ernesto Sábato 1961 Argentinian Spanish
5618 Our Share of Night Mariana Enríquez 2019 Argentinian Spanish
5936 Las Poetas Visitan A Andrea Del Sarto Juana Bignozzi 1993 Argentinian Spanish
6329 The Wandering Unicorn Manuel Mujica Lainez 1965 Argentinian Spanish
6399 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
7185 A Funny Dirty Little War Osvaldo Soriano 1983 Argentinian Spanish
7568 All Fires The Fire Julio Cortazar 1966 Argentinian Spanish
7653 Tropical Night Falling Manuel Puig 1988 Argentinian Spanish
7699 El vuelo de la reina Tomás Eloy Martínez 1986 Argentinian Spanish
7725 Stupidity Rafael Spregelburd 2007 Argentinian Spanish
8061 Santo Oficio De La Memoria Mempo Giardinelli 1991 Argentinian Spanish
8166 In A State Of Memory Tununa Mercado 1990 Argentinian Spanish
8194 Ghosts César Aira 1990 Argentinian Spanish
8291 Crónica De Un Iniciado Abelardo Castillo 1991 Argentinian Spanish
8358 The Literary Conference César Aira 1997 Argentinian Spanish
8425 Un Campeón Desparejo Adolfo Bioy Casares 1993 Argentinian Spanish
8442 Diaries 1959 1971 Alejandra Pizarnik 2003 Argentinian Spanish
8604 Hot Moon Mempo Giardinelli 1994 Argentinian Unknown
8688 The One Before Juan José Saer 2015 Argentinian Spanish
8704 The Last Books of Hector Viel Temperley Hector Viel Temperley
 2011 Argentinian Spanish
8787 The Diaries Of Emilio Renzi Ricardo Piglia 2015 Argentinian Spanish
8954 Money To Burn Ricardo Piglia 1997 Argentinian Spanish
8974 Mantra Rodrigo Fresán 2001 Argentinian Spanish
9008 A Personal Anthology Jorge Luis Borges 1967 Argentinian Spanish
9046 Death as a Side Effect Ana María Shua 1997 Argentinian Spanish
9068 Son Memorias Tulio Halperin Donghi 2008 Argentinian Spanish
9226 Poems Jorge Luis Borges 2010 Argentinian Spanish
9230 El Traductor Salvador Benesdra 1998 Argentinian Spanish
9729 Una Novela China César Aira 2001 Argentinian Spanish
9910 The Past Alan Pauls 2003 Argentinian Spanish
10305 Episodes Of The Cuban Revolutionary War Che Guevara 1963 Argentinian Spanish
10450 Prisoner Without A Name, Cell Without A Number Jacobo Timerman 1981 Argentinian Spanish
10571 The Censors Luisa Valenzuela 1976 Argentinian Spanish
10945 The Event Juan José Saer 1988 Argentinian Spanish
11011 Birthday César Aira 2019 Argentinian Spanish
11012 La Sexta Lámpara Pablo de Santis 2008 Argentinian Spanish
11298 The Adventures Of China Iron Gabriela Cabezón Cámara 2017 Argentinian Spanish
11363 Complete Works Jorge Luis Borges Argentinian Spanish
11580 The Impenetrable Madam X Griselda Gambaro 1986 Argentinian Spanish
12180 The Unworthy Agustina Bazterrica 2023 Argentinian Spanish
12749 La Llamada Leila Guerriero Argentinian Spanish
13004 Thus Were Their Faces Silvina Ocampo 1988 Argentinian Spanish
14984 Siete Casas Vacías Samanta Schweblin 2015 Argentinian Spanish
16580 Zama Antonio di Benedetto 1956 Argentinian Spanish
16640 Borges On Writing Jorge Luis Borges 1973 Argentinian Spanish
17131 The Invented Part Rodrigo Fresán 2014 Argentinian Spanish
17131 Las Malas Camila Sosa Villada 2019 Argentinian Spanish
17131 Hunger Martin Caparros 2014 Argentinian Spanish
16976 El Eternauta H. G. Oesterheld 1957 Argentinian Spanish
16830 Eternaut 1969 (The Alberto Breccia Library) H. G. Oesterheld, Alberto Breccia 1969 Argentinian Spanish
17131 The Dangers Of Smoking In Bed Mariana Enríquez 2009 Argentinian Spanish
17131 Us Fools Nora Lange 2024 Argentinian English
17131 Elena Knows Claudia Piñeiro 2007 Argentinian Spanish
17131 The Motorcycle Diaries Che Guevara 1993 Argentinian Spanish
17131 Kalpa Imperial Angélica Gorodischer 1983 Argentinian Spanish
17131 Bestiario Julio Cortazar 1994 Argentinian Spanish
17035 Inquisiciones Jorge Luis Borges 1925 Argentinian Spanish
17131 The Book Of Sand And Shakespeare's Memory Jorge Luis Borges 1977 Argentinian Spanish
17131 Die, My Love Ariana Harwicz 2012 Argentinian Spanish
17131 Mouthful Of Birds Samanta Schweblin 2009 Argentinian Spanish
17131 El Nervio óptico Maria Gainza 2014 Argentinian Spanish
17131 We Are Green And Trembling Gabriela Cabezón Cámara 2023 Argentinian Spanish