Two key figures of Argentine 20th-century literature are brought together in this study, which explores the leitmotiv of childhood in their work. This volume explores the theme of childhood in the cuentista and poet Silvina Ocampo (1903-1993) and the poet Alejandra Pizarnik (1936-1972). It draws revealing comparisons between these key Argentine writers through theirshared obsession with childhood, arguing that an understanding of their attitudes...