Literature
• Horacio Quiroga, Cuentos de Amor, de Locura y de Muerte (Tales of Love, Madness and Death) (1917) – Master of the Latin American short story, frequently compared to Edgar Allan Poe.
• Juan Carlos Onetti, La vida breve (the Brief Life)(1950) – The protagonist, Brausen creates a character for whom he builds the mythical city of Santa Maria, placing himself in a game of fiction within fiction within a sordid atmosphere and with plenty of ominous moments.
• Mario Benedetti, La tregua (the Truce) (1959) – This novel paints the world of a typical public employee to retire Montevideo, at a time when a new woman enters her life.
• Eduardo Galeano, Las venas abiertas de América Latina (The Open Veins of Latin America) (1971) – The leading book of Latin American pre-dictatorial thought.
• Mario Levrero, La novela luminosa (The luminous novel) (2005) – An intimate diary mixes with the story as the author carefully relates a routine marked by inaction whilst trying to write a cherished novel.
• Umpi Dani, Solo te quiero como amigo (I just love you as a friend) (2006) – Novel of a brilliant, controversial and multifaceted artist. A clear reference to the new generation, the novel is an account of the evolution of human relations in modern society.
