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  • Bibliography:
    8 Books
  • First Book:
    March 1994
  • Latest Book:
    October 2020
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Book List in Order: 8 titles



  • Acclaimed as one of the most important Latin American novels in recent decades, "Artificial Respiration "is a stunning introduction for English readers to the fiction of Ricardo Piglia. Published in Argentina in 1981, it was written at a time when th...



  • Acclaimed as one of the most important Latin American novels in recent decades, "Artificial Respiration "is a stunning introduction for English readers to the fiction of Ricardo Piglia. Published in Argentina in 1981, it was written at a time when th...



  • Widely acclaimed throughout Latin America after its 1992 release in Argentina, The Absent City takes the form of a futuristic detective novel. In the end, however, it is a meditation on the nature of totalitarian regimes, on the transition to democra...



  • Based on original reports and witness statements, Money to Burn tells the story of a gang of bandits who, fancying themselves as urban guerrillas, raided a bank in downtown Buenos Aires. They escaped with millions in cash but six weeks later found th...



  • "Ricardo Piglia may be the best Latin American writer to have appeared since the heyday of Gabriel García Márquez." -- Kirkus ReviewsA passionate political and psychological thriller set in a remote Argentinean Pampas town, Target in the Night is a...



  • The second installment of Argentine literary giant Ricardo Piglia’s acclaimed bibliophilic trilogy follows his alter ego, Emilio Renzi, as his literary career begins to take off in the tumultuous years 1968-1975 -- running a magazine, working as a ...



  • Emilio Renzi, literary alter ego of legendary Argentine author Ricardo Piglia, returns in The Way Out, an academic thriller that relentlessly questions the lengths we go to hide our own truths and to uncover the secrets of others.In the mid 1990s Emi...



  • Sixty years in the making and the capstone of a monumental literary career, The Diary of Emilio Renzi: A Day in the Life is the final volume of the autobiographical trilogy from the author who is considered Borges'' heir and the vanguard of the Post...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ricardo Piglia has published 8 books.

Ricardo Piglia does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, A Day in the Life, was published in October 2020.

The first book by Ricardo Piglia, Artificial Respiration, was published in March 1994.

No. Ricardo Piglia does not write books in series.