"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 José Saer's other novels appear here, including Tomatis, Ángel L...