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Arturo Cancela (1882–1957) was an Argentine novelist and critic. He coauthored several works with Pilar de Lusarreta.

Life

The focus of Cancela's literary work was humorous and satirical prose. His most successful launch was the collection of short stories Tres relatos porteños ("El cocobacilo de Herrlin", "Una semana de holgorio" –based on the Tragic Week– and "El culto de los héroes"),^[1] in which he describes life in Buenos Aires. He frequently collaborated with Pilar de Lusarreta, his wife. He also authored a number of plays.

Bibliography

Tres relatos porteños
Film porteño (El diario de Nasute Pedernera)
Historia funambulesca del profesor Landormy
Palabras socráticas a los estudiantes
Cristina o La gracia de Dios
El amor a los sesenta
Alondra
El secreto de la herradura

References

^ Di Mario, María Cecilia (2008). "De crónicas y escrituras en la Semana Trágica". De crónicas y escrituras en la Semana Trágica (PDF). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Centro Cultural de la Cooperación Floreal Gorini & Ediciones del Instituto Movilizador de Fondos Cooperativos C.L. pp. 33–47. ISBN 978-987-23653-9-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016.

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[1] Di Mario, María Cecilia (2008). "De crónicas y escrituras en la Semana Trágica". De crónicas y escrituras en la Semana Trágica (PDF). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Centro Cultural de la Cooperación Floreal Gorini & Ediciones del Instituto Movilizador de Fondos Cooperativos C.L. pp. 33–47. ISBN 978-987-23653-9-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016.

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