Potpourri
Potpourri was released as Eugenio Cambaceres left Buenos Aires for Europe. This, plus the omitted author's name ¿though immediately identified¿ Cambaceres' social standing, the many allusions, and the writing style, all contributed to secure it a smashing success.The scathing critique of the Buenos Aires bourgeoisie unleashed bitter comments, that fostered press runs never seen before in the country.Some readers condemned the book invoking the need to kindle the recently obtained political peace, whilst others directly related it to French naturalist novel and pornography.But the accusation ...