Benito Lynch facts for kids
Benito Lynch (born July 25, 1885 – died December 23, 1951) was an important Argentine writer. He wrote many short stories and novels.
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About Benito Lynch
Benito Lynch was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His family had Irish roots and had lived in the Río de la Plata area since the 1700s. They were related to Patrick Lynch from Ireland.
Benito spent his childhood and teenage years on his grandfather's large country farm. After the farm was sold, his family moved to La Plata. This city was the new capital of the Buenos Aires Province. Benito Lynch lived his whole life in a big old house in La Plata with his two unmarried sisters. He was known for being quite private and quiet, much like the famous poet Emily Dickinson.
His Unique Writing Style
Benito Lynch was a bit unusual, and his interesting short stories were often made into movies or plays. He wrote over a hundred stories. Many of them were about gauchos, who are cowboys from Argentina. His stories sometimes felt like "magic realism," where magical things happen in a real-world setting. He also wrote in a way that felt very true to the common people.
Lynch's Love for Sports
Benito Lynch was also a big sports fan! He even played professional soccer in 1901. His team, Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, was started in 1887. It is now the oldest professional soccer club in all of America. He played in the very first organized soccer match ever recorded in La Plata.
Benito Lynch passed away in 1951 in Mar del Plata. This is a city by the sea in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Benito Lynch's Books
Here are some of the books Benito Lynch wrote:
- Plata dorada (1909)
- The Caranchos of Florida (1916)
- Raquela (1918)
- Las mal calladas (1923)
- The Englishman of the Bones (1924)
- El antojo de la patrona (1925)
- Palo verde (1925)
- The Romance of a Gaucho (1930)
- De los campos porteños (1931)
- El estanciero (1931)
- Cuentos criollos (1940)
Many of his other stories were printed in newspapers and magazines of his time. These included La Nación, El Hogar, Mundo Argentino, Caras y Caretas, and Leoplán. Some of these stories are still waiting to be collected into books.
See also
- Argentine literature
- In Spanish: Benito Lynch para niños
