Comments on: Searching for Galeano in the bookstores of Buenos Aires http://baires.elsur.org/archives/searching-for-galeano-in-the-bookstores-of-buenos-aires/ Buenos Aires, City of Faded Elegance Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:58:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ghosts may be easier to find in the U.S. than in Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires, City of Faded Elegance http://baires.elsur.org/archives/searching-for-galeano-in-the-bookstores-of-buenos-aires/comment-page-1/#comment-105427 Ghosts may be easier to find in the U.S. than in Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires, City of Faded Elegance Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:28:06 +0000 http://baires.elsur.org/archives/searching-for-galeano-in-the-bookstores-of-buenos-aires/#comment-105427 [...] with some of my previous attempts in searching for a specific book in Spanish by a well-known author in Buenos Aires, I have been without luck. No Los Fantasmas by Aira to be found anywhere that I’ve seen. [...] [...] with some of my previous attempts in searching for a specific book in Spanish by a well-known author in Buenos Aires, I have been without luck. No Los Fantasmas by Aira to be found anywhere that I’ve seen. [...]

]]> By: Jeff http://baires.elsur.org/archives/searching-for-galeano-in-the-bookstores-of-buenos-aires/comment-page-1/#comment-66479 Jeff Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:01:27 +0000 http://baires.elsur.org/archives/searching-for-galeano-in-the-bookstores-of-buenos-aires/#comment-66479 Hi Jon, good question. But I just checked and the books have an Argentine imprint. Hi Jon, good question. But I just checked and the books have an Argentine imprint.

]]> By: Jon http://baires.elsur.org/archives/searching-for-galeano-in-the-bookstores-of-buenos-aires/comment-page-1/#comment-66467 Jon Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:47:05 +0000 http://baires.elsur.org/archives/searching-for-galeano-in-the-bookstores-of-buenos-aires/#comment-66467 (Came here via <a href="http://baires.elsur.org/archives/english-language-bookstores-in-buenos-aires/" rel="nofollow">this recent post</a>.) The key question: where was it published? If Uruguay (as I suspect), then I have also noticed how few books manage to cross the Río de la Plata. I remember once looking for a book (<i>La ciudad letrada</i>, I think) in Bs As. No joy at all. Then I went to Montevideo, and you could hardly move for the stacks of Rama in the bookstores. (Came here via this recent post.)

The key question: where was it published? If Uruguay (as I suspect), then I have also noticed how few books manage to cross the Río de la Plata. I remember once looking for a book (La ciudad letrada, I think) in Bs As. No joy at all. Then I went to Montevideo, and you could hardly move for the stacks of Rama in the bookstores.

]]> By: Jay http://baires.elsur.org/archives/searching-for-galeano-in-the-bookstores-of-buenos-aires/comment-page-1/#comment-31581 Jay Mon, 28 May 2007 18:52:12 +0000 http://baires.elsur.org/archives/searching-for-galeano-in-the-bookstores-of-buenos-aires/#comment-31581 Hey, I'm trying to find a book in B A, too, but with the added problem of being in the US. Your post gave me lots of bookstore names to contact in my search, but, having read it, I'm not sure if I'm just on a wild goose chase. I'm trying to locate a used edition of Juan Suriano's "Anarquistas: cultura y politica libertario en Buenos Aires, 1890-1910". Also, trying to find a B.A. street plan map circa 1900-1910, but haven't a clue where to start looking for that. Don't want some expensive archival version, just a paper map or a copy of one. Suggestions welcome. In the meantime, I'll resort to making a few long distant calls to ARG. and hope they don't put me on hold. Really enjoyed your cool style. Will look for more. Hey, I’m trying to find a book in B A, too, but with the added problem of being in the US. Your post gave me lots of bookstore names to contact in my search, but, having read it, I’m not sure if I’m just on a wild goose chase. I’m trying to locate a used edition of Juan Suriano’s
“Anarquistas: cultura y politica libertario en Buenos Aires, 1890-1910″. Also, trying to find a B.A. street plan map circa 1900-1910, but haven’t a clue where to start looking for that. Don’t want some expensive archival version, just a paper map or a copy of one. Suggestions welcome. In the meantime, I’ll resort to making a few long distant calls to ARG. and hope they don’t put me on hold.
Really enjoyed your cool style. Will look for more.

]]> By: Ricky http://baires.elsur.org/archives/searching-for-galeano-in-the-bookstores-of-buenos-aires/comment-page-1/#comment-25475 Ricky Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:48:06 +0000 http://baires.elsur.org/archives/searching-for-galeano-in-the-bookstores-of-buenos-aires/#comment-25475 It took me a long time to read this post, Jeff, because every five lines I had to stop reading until my laugh was over: the story is absolutely true, as I told you in a previous message, for I have suffered the same situation, specially at fancy bookstores like El Ateneo and Cuspide where you also have to suffer the unhelpful staff. Can you imagine what will happen if you go there with the 100-best list of books? Surely they will tell you that such list comes from another planet since they do not recognize most of the authors. Seriously, the list seems to be a good research since nothing by Coelho or Bucay appears in it. It took me a long time to read this post, Jeff, because every five lines I had to stop reading until my laugh was over: the story is absolutely true, as I told you in a previous message, for I have suffered the same situation, specially at fancy bookstores like El Ateneo and Cuspide where you also have to suffer the unhelpful staff. Can you imagine what will happen if you go there with the 100-best list of books? Surely they will tell you that such list comes from another planet since they do not recognize most of the authors.
Seriously, the list seems to be a good research since nothing by Coelho or Bucay appears in it.

]]> By: Jeff http://baires.elsur.org/archives/searching-for-galeano-in-the-bookstores-of-buenos-aires/comment-page-1/#comment-25173 Jeff Sat, 31 Mar 2007 20:24:37 +0000 http://baires.elsur.org/archives/searching-for-galeano-in-the-bookstores-of-buenos-aires/#comment-25173 Hi Gricelle, You should definitely read Galeano. Perhaps his greatest book is Las Venas Abiertas de America Latina. And that's more easy to find in BsAs. Hi Gricelle,

You should definitely read Galeano. Perhaps his greatest book is Las Venas Abiertas de America Latina. And that’s more easy to find in BsAs.

]]> By: Gricelle http://baires.elsur.org/archives/searching-for-galeano-in-the-bookstores-of-buenos-aires/comment-page-1/#comment-25168 Gricelle Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:21:43 +0000 http://baires.elsur.org/archives/searching-for-galeano-in-the-bookstores-of-buenos-aires/#comment-25168 I've heard of this author but I've never read any of his books. Maybe I'll try it now. :) I’ve heard of this author but I’ve never read any of his books. Maybe I’ll try it now. :)

]]> By: Searching for Galeano in the bookstores of Buenos Aires &laquo ArgentinaBloggers.com http://baires.elsur.org/archives/searching-for-galeano-in-the-bookstores-of-buenos-aires/comment-page-1/#comment-25061 Searching for Galeano in the bookstores of Buenos Aires &laquo ArgentinaBloggers.com Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:43:43 +0000 http://baires.elsur.org/archives/searching-for-galeano-in-the-bookstores-of-buenos-aires/#comment-25061 [...] Check out the full story… [...] [...] Check out the full story… [...]

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