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	===La Vuelta de Martín Fierro===		===La Vuelta de Martín Fierro===
	[[File:La vuelta de Martín Fierro cover - 1879.jpg\|thumb\|left\|150px\|Cover of 1879 first edition of ''La Vuelta de Martín Fierro'']]		[[File:La vuelta de Martín Fierro cover - 1879.jpg\|thumb\|left\|150px\|Cover of 1879 first edition of ''La Vuelta de Martín Fierro'']]
	In ''La Vuelta de Martín Fierro'' (released in 1879), we discover that their hope of a better life is promptly and bitterly ~~disappointed~~. They are taken for spies; the ''[[cacique]]'' (chieftain) saves their lives, but they are effectively prisoners of the natives. In this context Hernández presents another, and very unsentimentalized, version of rural life. The poem narrates an epidemic, the horrible, expiatory attempts at cure, and the fatal wrath upon those, including a young "Christian" boy, suspected of bringing the plague. Both Cruz and the ''cacique'' die of the disease. Shortly afterward, at Cruz's grave, Fierro hears the anguished cries of a woman. He follows and encounters a [[Criollo people\|criolla]] weeping over the body of her dead son, her hands tied with the boy's entrails. She had been accused of witchcraft. Fierro fights and wins a brutal battle with her captor and travels with her back towards civilization.		In ''La Vuelta de Martín Fierro'' (released in 1879), we discover that their hope of a better life is promptly and bitterly dashed. They are taken for spies; the ''[[cacique]]'' (chieftain) saves their lives, but they are effectively prisoners of the natives. In this context Hernández presents another, and very unsentimentalized, version of rural life. The poem narrates an epidemic, the horrible, expiatory attempts at cure, and the fatal wrath upon those, including a young "Christian" boy, suspected of bringing the plague. Both Cruz and the ''cacique'' die of the disease. Shortly afterward, at Cruz's grave, Fierro hears the anguished cries of a woman. He follows and encounters a [[Criollo people\|criolla]] weeping over the body of her dead son, her hands tied with the boy's entrails. She had been accused of witchcraft. Fierro fights and wins a brutal battle with her captor and travels with her back towards civilization.

	After Fierro leaves the woman at the first ranch they see, he goes on to an encounter that raises the story from the level of the mildly naturalistic to the mythic. He encounters his two surviving sons (one has been a prisoner, the other the ward of the vile and wily Vizcacha), and the son of Cruz (who has become a gambler). He has a night-long ''payada'' (singing duel) with a black ''payador'' (singer), who turns out to be the younger brother of the man Fierro murdered in a duel. At the end, Fierro speaks of changing his name and living in peace, but it is not entirely clear that the duel has been avoided ([[Jorge Luis Borges\|Borges]] wrote a short story (''El Fin'') in which this possibility is played out).		After Fierro leaves the woman at the first ranch they see, he goes on to an encounter that raises the story from the level of the mildly naturalistic to the mythic. He encounters his two surviving sons (one has been a prisoner, the other the ward of the vile and wily Vizcacha), and the son of Cruz (who has become a gambler). He has a night-long ''payada'' (singing duel) with a black ''payador'' (singer), who turns out to be the younger brother of the man Fierro murdered in a duel. At the end, Fierro speaks of changing his name and living in peace, but it is not entirely clear that the duel has been avoided ([[Jorge Luis Borges\|Borges]] wrote a short story (''El Fin'') in which this possibility is played out).

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	[[Martín Fierro Awards]] are the most prominent awards for Argentine radio and television. It is granted by APTRA, the Association of Argentine Television and Radio Journalists.		[[Martín Fierro Awards]] are the most prominent awards for Argentine radio and television. It is granted by APTRA, the Association of Argentine Television and Radio Journalists.

	[[Leopoldo Torre Nilsson]]'s classic Argentine film ''[[Martín Fierro (film)\|Martín Fierro]]'' (1968) is based on the poem. [[Pino Solanas\|Fernando Solanas]]' 1972 ''Los Hijos de Fierro'' ({{~~lang-~~en\|The Sons of Martín Fierro}}) is another Argentine classic film.		[[Leopoldo Torre Nilsson]]'s classic Argentine film ''[[Martín Fierro (film)\|Martín Fierro]]'' (1968) is based on the poem. [[Pino Solanas\|Fernando Solanas]]' 1972 ''Los Hijos de Fierro'' ({{langx\|en\|The Sons of Martín Fierro}}) is another Argentine classic film.

	In 1972, ''Billiken'' magazine published comic books written by [[Héctor Germán Oesterheld]] and drawn by Carlos Roume.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Martín Fierro Interactivo - Misceláneas - Historietas\|url=https://fierro.bn.gov.ar/historietas.php\|work=fierro.bn.gov.ar\|access-date=2020-01-06\|archive-date=2019-09-17\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917070558/http://fierro.bn.gov.ar/historietas.php\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		In 1972, ''Billiken'' magazine published comic books written by [[Héctor Germán Oesterheld]] and drawn by Carlos Roume.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Martín Fierro Interactivo - Misceláneas - Historietas\|url=https://fierro.bn.gov.ar/historietas.php\|work=fierro.bn.gov.ar\|access-date=2020-01-06\|archive-date=2019-09-17\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917070558/http://fierro.bn.gov.ar/historietas.php\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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	==External links==		==External links==
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	*[http://egmf.blogspot.com Full book in original language]		* [http://egmf.blogspot.com Full book in original language]
	*[http://www.arteargentino.com/martinfierro/ Spanish-language website about ''Martín Fierro'']		* [http://www.arteargentino.com/martinfierro/ Spanish-language website about ''Martín Fierro'']
	*[http://sparrowthorn.com English version]		* [http://sparrowthorn.com English version]
	*[https://books.google.com/books?id=-JkYG3eYlREC English translation by C.E.Ward]		* [https://books.google.com/books?id=-JkYG3eYlREC English translation by C.E. Ward]
	*[https://charcopress.com/bookstore/adventures-of-china-iron The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara]		* [https://charcopress.com/bookstore/adventures-of-china-iron ''The Adventures of China Iron'' by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara]

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	'''''Martín Fierro''''', also known as '''''El Gaucho Martín Fierro''''', is a 2,316-line [[epic poem]] by the [[Argentina\|Argentine]] writer [[José Hernández (writer)\|José Hernández]]. The poem was originally published in two parts, ''El Gaucho Martín Fierro'' (1872) and ''La Vuelta de Martín Fierro'' (1879). The poem supplied a historical link to the [[gaucho]]s' contribution to the national development of Argentina, for the gaucho had played a major role in Argentina's independence from Spain.<ref>Carrino, F: "The Gaucho Martin Fierro", p 3. State University of New York Press, 1974</ref>		'''''Martín Fierro''''', also known as '''''El Gaucho Martín Fierro''''', is a 2,316-line [[epic poem]] by the [[Argentina\|Argentine]] writer [[José Hernández (writer)\|José Hernández]]. The poem was originally published in two parts, ''El Gaucho Martín Fierro'' (1872) and ''La Vuelta de Martín Fierro'' (1879). The poem supplied a historical link to the [[gaucho]]s' contribution to the national development of Argentina, for the gaucho had played a major role in Argentina's independence from Spain.<ref>Carrino, F: "The Gaucho Martin Fierro", p 3. State University of New York Press, 1974</ref>

	The poem, written in a [[Spanish language\|Spanish]] that evokes rural Argentina, is widely seen as the pinnacle of the genre of "gauchesque" poetry (poems centered on the life of the [[gaucho]], written in a style known as ''[[payada]]s'') and a touchstone of Argentine national identity. It has appeared in hundreds of editions and has been translated into over 70 languages.		The poem, written in a [[Spanish language\|Spanish]] that evokes rural Argentina, is widely seen as the pinnacle of the genre of "gauchesque" poetry (poems centered on the life of the gaucho, written in a style known as ''[[payada]]s'') and a touchstone of Argentine national identity. It has appeared in hundreds of editions and has been translated into over 70 languages.

	''Martín Fierro'' has earned major praise and commentaries from [[Leopoldo Lugones]], [[Miguel de Unamuno]], [[Jorge Luis Borges]] (see also [[Borges on Martín Fierro]]) and [[Rafael Squirru]], among others. The [[Martín Fierro Awards\|Martín Fierro Award]], named after the poem, is the most respected award for Argentine television and radio programs.		''Martín Fierro'' has earned major praise and commentaries from [[Leopoldo Lugones]], [[Miguel de Unamuno]], [[Jorge Luis Borges]] (see also [[Borges on Martín Fierro]]) and [[Rafael Squirru]], among others. The [[Martín Fierro Awards\|Martín Fierro Award]], named after the poem, is the most respected award for Argentine television and radio programs.

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	[[Leopoldo Torre Nilsson]]'s classic Argentine film ''[[Martín Fierro (film)\|Martín Fierro]]'' (1968) is based on the poem. [[Pino Solanas\|Fernando Solanas]]' 1972 ''Los Hijos de Fierro'' ({{lang-en\|The Sons of Martín Fierro}}) is another Argentine classic film.		[[Leopoldo Torre Nilsson]]'s classic Argentine film ''[[Martín Fierro (film)\|Martín Fierro]]'' (1968) is based on the poem. [[Pino Solanas\|Fernando Solanas]]' 1972 ''Los Hijos de Fierro'' ({{lang-en\|The Sons of Martín Fierro}}) is another Argentine classic film.

	In 1972, ''Billiken'' magazine published comic books written by [[Héctor Germán Oesterheld]] and drawn by Carlos Roume.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Martín Fierro Interactivo - Misceláneas - Historietas\|url=https://fierro.bn.gov.ar/historietas.php\|work=fierro.bn.gov.ar}}</ref>		In 1972, ''Billiken'' magazine published comic books written by [[Héctor Germán Oesterheld]] and drawn by Carlos Roume.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Martín Fierro Interactivo - Misceláneas - Historietas\|url=https://fierro.bn.gov.ar/historietas.php\|work=fierro.bn.gov.ar\|access-date=2020-01-06\|archive-date=2019-09-17\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917070558/http://fierro.bn.gov.ar/historietas.php\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	In [[Thomas Pynchon]]'s novel ''[[Gravity's Rainbow]]'', a group of Argentine anarchists led by Francisco Squalidozzi collaborate with a German filmmaker, Gerhardt von Göll, to create a film version of ''Martín Fierro''.		In [[Thomas Pynchon]]'s novel ''[[Gravity's Rainbow]]'', a group of Argentine anarchists led by Francisco Squalidozzi collaborate with a German filmmaker, Gerhardt von Göll, to create a film version of ''Martín Fierro''.

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	===La Vuelta de Martín Fierro===		===La Vuelta de Martín Fierro===
	[[File:~~Vuelta~~ ~~martin~~ ~~fierro~~ ~~1897~~.~~JPG~~\|thumb\|left\|150px\|Cover of an ~~1897~~ edition of ''La Vuelta de Martín Fierro'']]		[[File:La vuelta de Martín Fierro cover - 1879.jpg\|thumb\|left\|150px\|Cover of 1879 first edition of ''La Vuelta de Martín Fierro'']]
	In ''La Vuelta de Martín Fierro'' (released in 1879), we discover that their hope of a better life is promptly and bitterly disappointed. They are taken for spies; the ''[[cacique]]'' (chieftain) saves their lives, but they are effectively prisoners of the natives. In this context Hernández presents another, and very unsentimentalized, version of rural life. The poem narrates an epidemic, the horrible, expiatory attempts at cure, and the fatal wrath upon those, including a young "Christian" boy, suspected of bringing the plague. Both Cruz and the ''cacique'' die of the disease. Shortly afterward, at Cruz's grave, Fierro hears the anguished cries of a woman. He follows and encounters a [[Criollo people\|criolla]] weeping over the body of her dead son, her hands tied with the boy's entrails. She had been accused of witchcraft. Fierro fights and wins a brutal battle with her captor and travels with her back towards civilization.		In ''La Vuelta de Martín Fierro'' (released in 1879), we discover that their hope of a better life is promptly and bitterly disappointed. They are taken for spies; the ''[[cacique]]'' (chieftain) saves their lives, but they are effectively prisoners of the natives. In this context Hernández presents another, and very unsentimentalized, version of rural life. The poem narrates an epidemic, the horrible, expiatory attempts at cure, and the fatal wrath upon those, including a young "Christian" boy, suspected of bringing the plague. Both Cruz and the ''cacique'' die of the disease. Shortly afterward, at Cruz's grave, Fierro hears the anguished cries of a woman. He follows and encounters a [[Criollo people\|criolla]] weeping over the body of her dead son, her hands tied with the boy's entrails. She had been accused of witchcraft. Fierro fights and wins a brutal battle with her captor and travels with her back towards civilization.

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	*[http://www.arteargentino.com/martinfierro/ Spanish-language website about ''Martín Fierro'']		*[http://www.arteargentino.com/martinfierro/ Spanish-language website about ''Martín Fierro'']
	*[http://sparrowthorn.com English version]		*[http://sparrowthorn.com English version]
	*[https://books.google.com/books?id=-JkYG3eYlREC~~&printsec=frontcover~~ English translation by C.E.Ward]		*[https://books.google.com/books?id=-JkYG3eYlREC English translation by C.E.Ward]
	*[https://charcopress.com/bookstore/adventures-of-china-iron The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara]		*[https://charcopress.com/bookstore/adventures-of-china-iron The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara]

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	==Style and structure==		==Style and structure==
	Like his predecessors in "gauchesque" poetry, Hernández sticks to the eight-syllable line of the ''payadas'', the rural ballads. However, Hernández also uses a rhyming six-line stanza ("like the six strings of a guitar", said Lugones~~{{citation~~ ~~needed\|date~~=~~June~~ ~~2021}}~~) with a novel invention. The first line is kept "free" and unrhymed, allowing Hernández to present a "thesis" to the stanza without having to worry about the last word being part of the rhyme scheme. Lines two, three and six rhyme together while lines four and five constitute an independent rhyming group. The first verse of the poem illustrates this structure of six eight-syllable lines. (Note that, in Spanish [[Meter (poetry)#Spanish\|prosody]], vowels from adjacent words are considered to conjoin and form a single syllable, as marked here with a diagonal slash /, and verses ending in a stressed syllable behave as if they had an additional syllable at the end, marked with (+) .)		Like his predecessors in "gauchesque" poetry, Hernández sticks to the eight-syllable line of the ''payadas'', the rural ballads. However, Hernández also uses a rhyming six-line stanza ("like the six strings of a guitar", said Lugones)<ref name=lugo>[https://perio.unlp.edu.ar/catedras/lecturayescritura2/wp-content/uploads/sites/58/2020/03/03-Selecci%C3%83%C2%B3n-Lugones.pdf EL PAYADOR (selección)] by Leopoldo Lugones at National University of La Plata</ref> with a novel invention. The first line is kept "free" and unrhymed, allowing Hernández to present a "thesis" to the stanza without having to worry about the last word being part of the rhyme scheme. Lines two, three and six rhyme together while lines four and five constitute an independent rhyming group. The first verse of the poem illustrates this structure of six eight-syllable lines. (Note that, in Spanish [[Meter (poetry)#Spanish\|prosody]], vowels from adjacent words are considered to conjoin and form a single syllable, as marked here with a diagonal slash /, and verses ending in a stressed syllable behave as if they had an additional syllable at the end, marked with (+) .)

	1 A- quí me pon- go/a can- tar (+) Aquí me pongo a cantar		1 A- quí me pon- go/a can- tar (+) Aquí me pongo a cantar

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	'''''Martín Fierro''''', also known as '''''El Gaucho Martín Fierro''''', is a 2,316-line [[epic poem]] by the [[Argentina\|Argentine]] writer [[José Hernández (writer)\|José Hernández]]. The poem was originally published in two parts, ''El Gaucho Martín Fierro'' (1872) and ''La Vuelta de Martín Fierro'' (1879). The poem supplied a historical link to the [[gaucho]]s' contribution to the national development of Argentina, for the gaucho had played a major role in Argentina's independence from Spain.<ref>Carrino, F: "The Gaucho Martin Fierro", p 3. State University of New York Press, 1974</ref>		'''''Martín Fierro''''', also known as '''''El Gaucho Martín Fierro''''', is a 2,316-line [[epic poem]] by the [[Argentina\|Argentine]] writer [[José Hernández (writer)\|José Hernández]]. The poem was originally published in two parts, ''El Gaucho Martín Fierro'' (1872) and ''La Vuelta de Martín Fierro'' (1879). The poem supplied a historical link to the [[gaucho]]s' contribution to the national development of Argentina, for the gaucho had played a major role in Argentina's independence from Spain.<ref>Carrino, F: "The Gaucho Martin Fierro", p 3. State University of New York Press, 1974</ref>

	The poem, written in a [[Spanish language\|Spanish]] that evokes rural Argentina, is widely seen as the pinnacle of the genre of "gauchesque" poetry (poems centered on the life of the [[gaucho]], written in a style known as ''[[payada]]s'') and a touchstone of Argentine national identity. It has appeared in hundreds of editions and has been translated into over 70 languages.		The poem, written in a [[Spanish language\|Spanish]] that evokes rural Argentina, is widely seen as the pinnacle of the genre of "gauchesque" poetry (poems centered on the life of the gaucho, written in a style known as ''[[payada]]s'') and a touchstone of Argentine national identity. It has appeared in hundreds of editions and has been translated into over 70 languages.

	''Martín Fierro'' has earned major praise and commentaries from [[Leopoldo Lugones]], [[Miguel de Unamuno]], [[Jorge Luis Borges]] (see also [[Borges on Martín Fierro]]) and [[Rafael Squirru]], among others. The [[Martín Fierro Awards\|Martín Fierro Award]], named after the poem, is the most respected award for Argentine television and radio programs.		''Martín Fierro'' has earned major praise and commentaries from [[Leopoldo Lugones]], [[Miguel de Unamuno]], [[Jorge Luis Borges]] (see also [[Borges on Martín Fierro]]) and [[Rafael Squirru]], among others. The [[Martín Fierro Awards\|Martín Fierro Award]], named after the poem, is the most respected award for Argentine television and radio programs.

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	==Critical and popular reception==		==Critical and popular reception==
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	[[File:La vuelta de Martin Fierro - Jose Hernandez (2ed) (page 24 crop).jpg\|thumb\|left\|Artwork for a ''Martín Fierro'' second edition (1879), by Charles Clérice]]		[[File:La vuelta de Martin Fierro - Jose Hernandez (2ed) (page 24 crop).jpg\|thumb\|left\|Artwork for a ''Martín Fierro'' second edition (1879), by Charles Clérice]]
	''Martín Fierro'' was an immediate popular success; it was also generally well received by the critics, although it required more than a generation for the work to be accorded the status of a classic.		''Martín Fierro'' was an immediate popular success; it was also generally well received by the critics, although it required more than a generation for the work to be accorded the status of a classic.
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	The popular success of the work is unquestionable: at the time of the publication of the second part of the poem, the first part already had 48,000 copies in print in Argentina and [[Uruguay]], almost unimaginable for that time. It was sold not only in bookstores but in ''pulperías'' (rural bars), and was frequently read aloud as a public entertainment.		The popular success of the work is unquestionable: at the time of the publication of the second part of the poem, the first part already had 48,000 copies in print in Argentina and [[Uruguay]], almost unimaginable for that time. It was sold not only in bookstores but in ''pulperías'' (rural bars), and was frequently read aloud as a public entertainment.

	The poem received its canonization during a series of lectures by [[Leopoldo Lugones]] in 1913 (published as ''El payador'' in 1916), where the eminent Argentine poet crowned the ''Martín Fierro'' the epic of Argentina, comparable to [[Dante Alighieri\|Dante]]'s ''[[Divine Comedy]]'' for Italy or [[Miguel de Cervantes\|Cervantes]]'s ''[[Don Quixote]]'' for Spain. Ricardo Rojas went way beyond Lugones, claiming the poem to deal, at least metaphorically, with almost every issue of Argentine history, even though, as Borges remarks, most of these aspects are notable in the poem mostly for their absence.		The poem received its canonization during a series of lectures by [[Leopoldo Lugones]] in 1913 (published as ''El payador'' in 1916),<ref name=lugo/> where the eminent Argentine poet crowned the ''Martín Fierro'' the epic of Argentina, comparable to [[Dante Alighieri\|Dante]]'s ''[[Divine Comedy]]'' for Italy or [[Miguel de Cervantes\|Cervantes]]'s ''[[Don Quixote]]'' for Spain. Ricardo Rojas went way beyond Lugones, claiming the poem to deal, at least metaphorically, with almost every issue of Argentine history, even though, as Borges remarks, most of these aspects are notable in the poem mostly for their absence.<ref name=rojas>[https://www.persee.fr/doc/ameri_0982-9237_1988_num_3_1_939 ''Ricardo Rojas y la argentinidad''] by Nilda Díaz, América. Cahiers du CRICCAL Année 1988, pp. 233-253</ref>

	[[File:Martin fierro 1894.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|One of the early editions of ''Martín Fierro'', published in 1894]]		[[File:Martin fierro 1894.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|One of the early editions of ''Martín Fierro'', published in 1894]]
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	Among more contemporary critics, [[Calixto Oyuela]] tried to bring the focus back from the national to the individual, a critique similar to Martínez Estrada's; he emphasized that this is the story of a particular man, a gaucho in the last days of the open range; he sees the book as a meditation on origins, a protest and a lament for a disappearing way of life. In ''Folletos Lenguaraces'', Vicente Rossi goes beyond Oyuela to pick up where Borges left off, by seeing Fierro as an "''orillero''", basically a hoodlum.		Among more contemporary critics, [[Calixto Oyuela]] tried to bring the focus back from the national to the individual, a critique similar to Martínez Estrada's; he emphasized that this is the story of a particular man, a gaucho in the last days of the open range; he sees the book as a meditation on origins, a protest and a lament for a disappearing way of life. In ''Folletos Lenguaraces'', Vicente Rossi goes beyond Oyuela to pick up where Borges left off, by seeing Fierro as an "''orillero''", basically a hoodlum.

	Borges, in his book-length collection of essays ''El "Martín Fierro"'', professes himself a great admirer of the work. "Argentine literature", he writes, "[...] includes at least one great book, ''Martín Fierro''"—but emphasizes that its aesthetic merits should not be seen as corresponding to the merits of its protagonist. In particular, he characterizes as "unfortunate" that the Argentines read the story of Fierro forcing a duel of honor upon a man and ultimately killing him "with indulgence or admiration, rather than with horror".		Borges, in his book-length collection of essays ''El "Martín Fierro"'', professes himself a great admirer of the work. "Argentine literature", he writes, "[...] includes at least one great book, ''Martín Fierro''"—but emphasizes that its aesthetic merits should not be seen as corresponding to the merits of its protagonist. In particular, he characterizes as "unfortunate" that the Argentines read the story of Fierro forcing a duel of honor upon a man and ultimately killing him "with indulgence or admiration, rather than with horror".<ref>[https://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/jorge-luis-borges-autor-del-martin-fierro/html/0d0094fa-a0f8-11e1-b1fb-00163ebf5e63_3.html Jorge Luis Borges, autor del «Martín Fierro»] by Alfonso García Morales at cervantesvirtual.com</ref>

	[[Chile]]an writer [[Roberto Bolaño]] wrote in his essay ''Derivas de la pesada'': "poetically Martín Fierro is not a marvel. But as a novel it is alive, full of significances to explore". He also stated that it was a "novel about liberty and filth, not about education and good manners" and that "it is a story about valour, not a story about intelligence and much less about morals."		[[Chile]]an writer [[Roberto Bolaño]] wrote in his essay ''Derivas de la pesada'': "poetically Martín Fierro is not a marvel. But as a novel it is alive, full of significances to explore". He also stated that it was a "novel about liberty and filth, not about education and good manners" and that "it is a story about valour, not a story about intelligence and much less about morals."<ref>[https://www.nuevospapeles.com/nota/17656-bolano-y-el-canallismo-de-la-pesada Bolaño y el canallismo de la pesada] by Jorge Carrasco at nuevospapeles.com</ref><ref>[https://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/4475134/mod_resource/content/1/Bola%C3%B1o%20-%20Derivas%20de%20la%20pesada.pdf ''Derivas de la pesada''] by Roberto Bolaño - Editorial Anagrama</ref>

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