Ricardo Güiraldes


Güiraldes, Ricardo

 

Born Feb. 13, 1886, in Buenos Aires; died Nov. 11, 1927, in Paris. Argentine writer. Güiraldes’ most famous novel was Don Segundo Sombra (1926; Russian translation, 1960), in which he celebrated the life and labor of the gauchos—the freedom-loving cowboys of the South American pampas.

WORKS

Obras completas. Madrid, 1930.

REFERENCES

Kuteishchikova, V. N. Roman Latinskoi Ameriki v XX veke. Moscow, 1964.
Ara, G. Ricardo Güiraldes. Buenos Aires [1961].
Ghiano, J. C. R. Güiiraldes. [Buenos Aires, 1966.]
Bordelois, I. Genie y figura de R. Güiraldes. Buenos Aires [1967].