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As de espadas
Cuento "As de espadas", originalmente publicado en Los Ochoa (1972).
"En la mesa de truco se tocan los cuatro puntos cardinales del país. Confluyen a su borde cuadrado, aproximando la amistad de los argentinos que hallan en su trayecto. En pocas partes como en esa mesa chispea su gracejo y su sorna".
"En la mesa de truco se tocan los cuatro puntos cardinales del país. Confluyen a su borde cuadrado, aproximando la amistad de los argentinos que hallan en su trayecto. En pocas partes como en esa mesa chispea su gracejo y su sorna".
8 pages, Audiobook
First published January 1, 1972
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About the author
Juan Filloy
27 books32 followersJuan Filloy (1 August 1894 – July 15, 2000) was an Argentinian writer. At various times, he was also a swimmer and a boxing referee. He spoke seven languages. Most of his life was spent in Rio Cuarto, south of Córdoba, where he served as a judge.
He received many honors and awards during his lifetime, including a nomination for the Nobel Prize. He wrote 55 novels, all of which were given titles with seven letters: "Caterva", "¡Estafen!", "Aquende", "La Purga", "Metopas", "Periplo", "Sexamor", "Tal Cual" and "Zodíaco" are among the best known. He also composed over 6,000 palindromes and coined words which have passed into general usage.
He was friends with (and influenced) Julio Cortázar and Jorge Luis Borges. He was also an acquaintance of Sigmund Freud. He died of natural causes while sleeping, shortly before his 106th birthday. He often said that he wanted to live in three centuries. His burial place is in the "Cementerio San Jerónimo" in Córdoba, Argentina.
He received many honors and awards during his lifetime, including a nomination for the Nobel Prize. He wrote 55 novels, all of which were given titles with seven letters: "Caterva", "¡Estafen!", "Aquende", "La Purga", "Metopas", "Periplo", "Sexamor", "Tal Cual" and "Zodíaco" are among the best known. He also composed over 6,000 palindromes and coined words which have passed into general usage.
He was friends with (and influenced) Julio Cortázar and Jorge Luis Borges. He was also an acquaintance of Sigmund Freud. He died of natural causes while sleeping, shortly before his 106th birthday. He often said that he wanted to live in three centuries. His burial place is in the "Cementerio San Jerónimo" in Córdoba, Argentina.
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April 2, 2017
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Menciones directas:
* Mención al escritor Percy Bysshe Shelley.
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* Lugares: Córdoba, Argentina.
* Ambientes: Bar.
* Personajes históricos (m.): Augusto Leguía, Julio Argentino Roca.
* Figuras recurrentes: Gaucho.
* Juegos: Truco (cartas).
Menciones directas:
* Mención al escritor Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Indirecta:
?
* Lugares: Córdoba, Argentina.
* Ambientes: Bar.
* Personajes históricos (m.): Augusto Leguía, Julio Argentino Roca.
* Figuras recurrentes: Gaucho.
* Juegos: Truco (cartas).
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