In the 1920's a number of regionalist novels written in Latin America attracted internati

Guiraldes referred to the importance of the gaucho on various occasions, in essays and studies, always speaking of his noble qualities, his freedom and his self-sufficiency.The first refernces to the gauchos that Guiraldes made in his work were in 'El cencerro de cristal'. Here, the gaucho is a symbol of the pampas and and honest man. He lists the principle qualities of the gaucho : love of freedom, his pride, courage and his dexterity and skill. Guiraldes uses the language of the pampa, in his work and Don Segundo Sombra is no exception.

onal attention. Don Segundo Sombra, written by Ricardo Guiraldes and published in 1926, was amongst the first Latin American novels to be translated into the European languages and to be read by a public which

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