The Caranchos of Florida (novel)

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The Caranchos of Florida
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Author Benito Lynch
Original titleLos caranchos de la Florida
Country Argentina
LanguageSpanish
Publication date
1916
Media typePrint

The Caranchos of Florida (Spanish:Los Caranchos de la Florida) is a novel by the Argentine writer Benito Lynch, which was first published in 1916. [1] The title refers to the crested caracara, a bird of prey known in Spanish as "Caranchos", and used as a pejorative similar to the English "vulture". The Florida in the title refers to a cattle ranch in rural Argentina, rather than the American state of the same name. It is part of the Gaucho literature genre.

In 1938 it was adapted into a film of the same title.

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References

  1. Williams p.10

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