Benito Lynch

Benito Lynch

Benito Lynch (born July 25, 1885 in Buenos Aires , † December 23, 1951 in La Plata ) was an Argentine writer.

life and career

Lynch came from a wealthy background; his family came from Galway, Ireland, from where his ancestor Patrick Lynch emigrated to Argentina in the 18th century. Lynch spent his childhood and adolescence on his grandparents' extensive country estate. The whole property was later sold and the family settled in the newly formed town of La Plata.

Lynch has occasionally been compared to Emily Dickinson as an eccentric . Throughout his life he lived in his family home with his two unmarried sisters, with whom he had only irregular contact. Apart from his interest in sports (mainly football), he was not interested in the social or political life of his surroundings.

Many of his quirky and bizarre short stories first appeared in newspapers and magazines, such as " La Nación ", "El Hogar", "Caras y carets", "Leoplán" and the like. a. Later they were put together into various anthologies by himself or by other editors.

At the age of 66, Benito Lynch died on December 23, 1951 in La Plata, where he found his final resting place.

Works (selection)

• El antojo de la patrona . Editorial Latina, Buenos Aires 1925.
• Cuentos camperos . Editorial Troquel, Buenos Aires 1964.
• The vultures of La Floriada. A Gaucho novel ("Los caranchos de La Florida"). Obpacher Verlag, Munich 1960.
• El inglés de los güesos . 30th edition. Editorial Troquel, Buenos Aires 1984, ISBN 950-16-5116-9 .
• De los campos porteños. Cuentos . Editorial Troquel, Buenos Aires 1982, ISBN 950-16-0601-5 .
• La mal calladas . Libreria Anaconda, Buenos Aires 1933.
• Palo verde. El antojo de la cartridge; 2 novelas . Editorial Prometeo, Santiago de Chile, 1939.
• Plata dorada . Giles, Buenos Aires 1909.
• Raquel. Novela . Libreria Anaconda, Buenos Aires 1931.
• The romance de un gaucho . Kraft, Buenos Aires 1961.

literature

• Julio Caillet-Bois: La novela rural de Benito Lynch . Universidad Nacional, La Plata 1960.
• Julio Caillet-Bois: Temas y perspectivas en la novela rural de Benito Lynch. El impulso, el instinto y los afectos . In: Revista de la Universidad de Buenos Aires , Vol. 3 (1958), No. 2, pp. 206-214.
• Nicolás Cócaro: Benito Lynch. Algunos aspectos de su obra; bibliografia, creo estetico . Oreste Editorial, Buenos Aires 1954.
• María L. Montero: Vocabulario de Benito Lynch . Academia Argentina de Letras, Buenos Aires 1986, ISBN 950-585-012-3 .
• Ulises Petit de Murat: Genio y figura de Benito Lynch . Universidad, Buenos Aires 1968.