"The most important Argentinian writer since Borges." — The IndependentThe One Before is a triptych of sorts, consisting of a series of short pieces — cal...

Stories by the outstanding Argentine writer Juan José Saer (1937–2005). And the first - “Reception on Baker Street” - is nothing more than a completely “stro...

"Saer is one of the best writers of today in any language." — Ricardo Piglia"What Saer presents marvelously is the experience of reality, and the characte...

Juan José Saer’s Scars explores a crime committed by a laborer who shot his wife in the face; or, rather, it explores the circumstances of four characters...

This entire novel consists of a discussion between two friends — one who just returned from Europe, the other a young accountant — about a grand birthday ...

Saer’s final novel, La Grande, is the grand culmination of his life’s work, bringing together themes and characters explored throughout his career, yet pr...