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About Miguel Cané

Birth

1851

Death

1905

First book

1884

Years writing

142

Miguel Cané was an Argentine writer, lawyer, academic, journalist and politician.

Miguel Cané was a multifaceted figure who excelled in literature as well as in Argentine politics and diplomacy.

His most iconic work, Juvenilia, is an essential classic that nostalgically portrays the student life of his time.

Born in Montevideo, he developed a brilliant career that led him to work as a journalist, jurist, and poet.

Throughout his life, he published 17 works that deeply explore the social life, politics, and intellectualism of Argentina and Europe.

His legacy endures as a fundamental testimony to the cultural and political transition of late 19th-century Argentina.