A novel oasis: why Argentina is the bookshop capital of the world
by Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires from on (#BV58)
Buenos Aires alone has more bookstores per person than any other city in the world - just enough for inquisitive Argentinians to indulge their literary cravings
Their country has endured military dictatorship, economic collapse and a particularly vituperative brand of politics, so perhaps it is not surprising that Argentinians should still find solace in the oldest of pleasures: curling up with a good book.
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