Etiqueta: Eugenio Cambaceres

In Sin rumbo Cambaceres portraits scenes of the Argentine upper class at the turn of the XIX Century. Detailed and realistic the author defines with literary uniqueness the atmosphere with the initial clash during the sheep shearing scene. Then come the noon horseback ride to the peasant womans shack, the forced seduction down to complete […]

Potpourri was released as Eugenio Cambaceres left Buenos Aires for Europe. This, plus the omitted authors name ¿though immediately identified¿ Cambaceres social standing, the many allusions, and the writing style, all contributed to secure it a smashing success.The scathing critique of the Buenos Aires bourgeoisie unleashed bitter comments, that fostered press runs never seen before […]

Musica Sentimental carries as subtitle Silbidos de un vago, the same as Cambaceres first novel Potpourri, that aroused ill feelings in a great part of the Argentine literary circle, most probably sullen and envious due to its sales success. Carrying the stigma of pornographer the readers support to Cambaceres was expected to be short lived. […]