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Author | Benito Lynch |
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Original title | Los caranchos de la Florida |
Language | Spanish |
Publication date | 1916 |
Publication place | Argentina |
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The Caranchos of Florida (Spanish:Los Caranchos de la Florida) is a novel by the Argentine writer Benito Lynch, which was first published in 1916. [1] The title refers to the crested caracara, a bird of prey known in Spanish as "Caranchos", and used as a pejorative similar to the English " vulture". The Florida in the title refers to a cattle ranch in rural Argentina, rather than the American state of the same name. It is part of the Gaucho literature genre.
In 1938 it was adapted into a film of the same title.
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Author | Benito Lynch |
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Original title | Los caranchos de la Florida |
Language | Spanish |
Publication date | 1916 |
Publication place | Argentina |
Media type |
The Caranchos of Florida (Spanish:Los Caranchos de la Florida) is a novel by the Argentine writer Benito Lynch, which was first published in 1916. [1] The title refers to the crested caracara, a bird of prey known in Spanish as "Caranchos", and used as a pejorative similar to the English " vulture". The Florida in the title refers to a cattle ranch in rural Argentina, rather than the American state of the same name. It is part of the Gaucho literature genre.
In 1938 it was adapted into a film of the same title.