The UNR Publishing House will hold a commemoration on Thursday, December 4th at Urquiza 2050 for another anniversary of the writer.

UNR Editora celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of Rosario's great writers: Jorge Riestra. The event will take place on Thursday, December 4th, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at Urquiza 2050. Participants include Beatriz Vignoli, Sebastián Riestra, Gabriel Riestra, Atilio Basaldella, and members of the publishing house. Through readings, performances, and conversations, we will bring Jorge's legacy into the present.

In 2013, UNR Editora launched the reissues of The Scarecrow y Billiard hall These works inaugurate the Confingere collection, dedicated to publishing contemporary writing from the city, but also tasked with recovering the voices of the pioneers who paved the way. This project began in 2011 at the Rosario Literature Conference. On that occasion, 86-year-old Jorge Riestra visited the Faculty of Humanities and Arts for the first time to discuss his work. It was there that Jorge expressed his desire for a publisher to release his complete works, rather than in fragments. It was also there that the Universidad Nacional de Rosario He was able to truly grasp the significance of his work for the cultural, literary, and historical heritage of our city.

Shortly after this reissue of his first books, Jorge Riestra passed away. UNR Editora continued working, without him, but with the support of Gabriel and Sebastián, Jorge's sons.

Currently, UNR Editora has nine titles authored by him:

● The Scarecrow (1950)

● Billiard Hall (1960)

● The Ebony Taco (1962)

● The City of the Eiffel Tower (1963)

● Beginning and End (1966)

● The Opus (1968)

● A bird's-eye view (1972)

● The Story of the Horse of Oros (1992)

● City and memory

Jorge Riestra: a world inside a bar 

“Jorge Riestra created a literary universe with which other writers later engaged, from a city like Rosario, situated on the margins but still within the traditions of Western culture. Founding a tradition is not necessarily about being the first to do something, but rather, at most, being the second. Because there is always someone before,” emphasized Nicolás Manzi, director of UNR Editora.

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