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The Tango Singer
The Tango Singer | Tomas Eloy Martinez
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Bruno Cadogan has flown from New York to Buenos Aires in search of the elusive and legendary Julio Martel, a tango singer whose voice has never been recorded yet is said to be so beautiful it is almost supernatural. Bruno is increasingly drawn to the mystery of Martel and his strange and evocative performances in a series of apparently arbitrary sites around the city. As Bruno tries to find Martel, he begins to untangle the story of the singer's life, and to believe that Martel's increasingly rare performances map a dark labyrinth of the city's past.
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Jari-chan
The Tango Singer | Tomas Eloy Martinez
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Mehso-so

Book Number 18 and my final book for the #BookSpinBonanza

Maybe I'm not one for Southern American writers. I wanted to learn more about Argentina, its history and tango. At first I googled the street names and locations, something I love doing. But soon I realized: there's way to much. To much names, to many places. I totally lost interest then. Most of the time I didn't know if the names & stories were real or not.

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks YAY!! Sorry you didn't end on a strong note, but great work nonetheless!!! 5y
Jari-chan @TheAromaofBooks Thank you ❤ And don't worry, I've read so many good books thanks to this challenge, that this one doesn't matter at all. 4y
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The Tango Singer | Tomas Eloy Martinez
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Challenge | Day 09

Argentino.

#foreignreads on #readingresolutions by @Jess7

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writerlibrarian
Chanteur de Tango | Tomas Martinez
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Quite enjoyable. Really interesting, literary (Borges), mysterious (the narrator is on a quest to find and listen to a mysterious, legendary tango singer as great as Carlos Gardel) and with (bonus for me) an emphasis on Buenos Aires' architecture. The young man, writing his thesis on tango and Borges travels to Argentina to find inspiration, writes in the all night numerous cafés and dreams of the many, many faces of the city. ???

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writerlibrarian
Chanteur de Tango | Tomas Martinez
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A young man, writing his thesis on tango and Borges travels to Argentina to find inspiration, writes in the all night numerous cafés and dreams of the many, many faces of the city. You can hear the music, see the heat of the dance. #booktober #bookssetinSAmerica. ❤️?????

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