"The most important Argentinian writer since Borges."--The Independent The One Before is a triptych of sorts, consisting of a series of short pieces--called "Arguments"--and two longer stories--"Half-Erased" and "The One Before"--all of which revolve around the ideas of exile and memory. Many of the characters who populate Juan Jos Saer's other novels appear here, including Tomatis, ngel Leto, and Washington Noriega...