Abel Posse (Book order)

Abel Posse Book order

January 7, 1934 – April 14, 2023

Abel Posse is an Argentine diplomat and writer whose works are celebrated for their poetic style and profound explorations of the human condition. His extensive diplomatic career, which has taken him across the globe, deeply informs his writing, often delving into themes of exile, memory, and the search for meaning in foreign lands. Posse masterfully weaves historical and fictional elements, crafting rich narratives that reflect the complexities of human existence and cultural encounters. His prose is marked by a distinctive lyrical quality, drawing readers into his thoughtful meditations on life and the world.

A Long Day in Venice: A Memoir

332 pages
12 hours of reading

The first English translation of Vivir Venecia, a memoir by the Argentine living classic Abel Posse. Novelist, essayist, poet, career diplomat and politician, Posse has written fourteen novels (including the much-acclaimed Daimón and The Dogs of Paradise), seven collections of essays, an extensive journalistic work, numerous short stories and poems. In A Long Day in Venice, Posse recounts with nostalgia, lucidity and passion his six years spent as a "consul in exile" in the most unusual city on earth. Diplomacy, politics, writing, public and private life, encounters with Jorge Luis Borges, Ernesto Sábato, Abelardo Arias, Alejo Carpentier, Alberto Moravia, Joseph Brodsky and other writers and artists, with Venice as a dazzling backdrop... An unmissable memoir for lovers of literature and history.