Samuel Eichelbaum (14 November 1894 - 4 May 1967) was an Argentine writer. He was born to

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, Entre Ríos,

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. Eichelbaum became one of the leading

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s in the first half of the 20th century in Argentina. He was also a translator.

Works

*''La mala sed'' (''The Bad Thirst'', 1920) *''El dogma'' (''The Dogma'', 1921) *''Un hogar'' (''A Home'', 1922) *''El judío Aarón'' (''Aaron the Jew'', 1926) *''Cuando tengas un hijo'' (''When You Have a Child'', 1929) *''Un guapo del 900'' (''The 1900s Dandy'', 1940) *''Pajaro de barro'' (''Bird of Clay'', 1940) *''Divorcio nupcial'' (''Nuptial Divorce'', 1941) *''Rostro perdido'' (''Lost Face'', 1952) *''Dos brasas'' (''Two Live Coals'', 1952) *''Subsuelo'' (''Underground'', 1966)

External links

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''Argentina's Jewish Short Story Writers''
Rita M. Gardiol, 1986. 1894 births 1967 deaths Jewish Argentine writers Jewish dramatists and playwrights People from Entre Ríos Province Argentine dramatists and playwrights Argentine people of Russian-Jewish descent Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery 20th-century Argentine male writers 20th-century Argentine dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Argentine translators {{Argentina-translator-stub