Samuel Eichelbaum
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Samuel Eichelbaum born the son of Russia
n Jewish
immigrants in Domínguez
, Entre Ríos
, Argentina
, Eichelbaum became one of the leading playwright
s in the first half of the 20th century in Argentina.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n Jewish
Judaism
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immigrants in Domínguez
Dominguez
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, Entre Ríos
Entre Ríos Province
Entre Ríos is a northeastern province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires , Corrientes and Santa Fe , and Uruguay in the east....
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, Eichelbaum became one of the leading playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
s in the first half of the 20th century in Argentina.
Works
- La mala sed (The Bad Thirst, 1920)
- El dogma (The Dogma, 1921)
- Un hogar (A Home, 1922)
- El judío Aarón (Aaron the Jew, 1926)
- Cuando tengas un hijo (When You Have a Child, 1929)
- Un guapo del 900 (The 1900's Dandy, 1940)
- Pajaro de barro (Bird of Clay, 1940)
- Divorcio nupcial (Nuptial Divorce, 1941)
- Rostro perdido (Lost Face, 1952)
- Dos brasas (Two Live Coals, 1952)
- Subsuelo (Underground, 1966)
Further Reading
- Argentina's Jewish Short Story Writers, Rita M. Gardiol, 1986.