Paraguayan publishers in Buenos Aires Quantitative and qualitative reconstruction of the Editorial Ayacucho catalog 1943-1957

Abstract

Framed by the field of history of books and publishing studies, this article proposes a quantitative and qualitative reconstruction of the catalogue by Editorial Ayacucho S.R.L (E.A). E.A. was a society composed by Paraguayan liberalist politicians and intellectuals in Buenos Aires during their exile in mid 20th century. Between 1943 and 1957 they published 139 titles. It is not a coincidence that E.A.’s experience is framed within what was considered  Argentine publishing industry’s golden age, which demonstrates the impossibility of facing a history of books and publishing in Paraguay, disregarding the regional and international context. E.A.’s changing editorial policies and strategies, differentiated into two clear stages, make this evident.