Upon his death El País dubbed him the "last classic writer in Argentine literature".

A true gem of the "post-Boom" Argentine literature.

It was written during the winter of 1879 and is considered one of the most important works of Argentine literature.

With real or feigned modesty about his own work, he routinely characterized it as the one clearly great work in Argentine literature.

The first truly modern generation in Argentine literature is the Martinfierristas (c. 1922).

Borges denies that Argentine literature should distinguish itself by limiting itself to "local colour", which he equates with cultural nationalism.

The struggle between the Federalists and the Unitarians, set the tone for Argentine literature of the time.

The Argentine literature is the body of literary work produced in Argentina.

Argentine literature of that period was fiercely nationalist.

The gaucho in 19th-century Argentine literature, for example, is an estranged outlaw, expelled by society, living between the worlds of the Indian and urban society.