Overview
- New Jan. 7 reporting finds sustained, focused beach reading to be a staple of summer days on Argentina and Uruguay’s top coasts.
- Genres observed on towels range widely from contemporary novels and thrillers to enduring classics, essays and philosophy, aided by the season’s slower pace.
- A notable share of vacationers read in English or French and choose international voices, with strong interest in Asian literature such as Han Kang, Haruki Murakami and Byung‑Chul Han.
- Local shops report summer bestsellers led by Gabriel Rolón’s La soledad and Dan Brown’s El último secreto, alongside demand for Samanta Schweblin, Isabel Allende and recent Nobel laureates Han Kang and László Krasznahorkai.
- LA NACION’s beach spot checks recorded few top‑ranked titles in use, with readers instead turning to works like Anne Frank’s diary, Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations, Stefan Zweig’s Magallanes, plus manga, influencer books, Eduardo Sacheri titles and new Mafalda editions.