El matadero

Summary —

A landmark novel, this work was written to denounce Juan Manuel de Rosas’ bloody regime in Argentina (1829-1852). Echeverria was one of the most important Romantic authors in Latin America, and his prose captures the reality of his time with intelligence, wit and sarcasm. An important read to understand later literary movements like Realism and Naturalism, and the literary evolution of Hispanic America in general.