Arts and Literature
Argentina has a strong literary tradition and has produced some of the world's most well respected writers, whose works have been translated into numerous different languages. Literature in Argentina is varied and there are many large bookshops and libraries all over the country selling national and international books.
Today Argentina's literary scene continues to thrive with contemporary writers taking influences from the country's own past as well as European and north american literature which is readily available throughout the country.
Today Argentina's literary scene continues to thrive with contemporary writers taking influences from the country's own past as well as European and north american literature which is readily available throughout the country.
Arts
Argentinian sculpture and painting was influenced by European styles in the 19th century, but distinctive Argentinian artistic styles emerged in the 20th century. One popular group of young Argentinians to come out of the 1970s was the "New Image Painters." Their paintings display familiar objects from daily life in unusual contexts. The viewer must make up a story to account for the picture.