Rodolfo Benavides es un escritor argentino conocido por sus obras que combinan elementos de misterio, thriller y drama. "En la noche de los tiempos" es una de sus novelas más destacadas, que ha capturado la atención de lectores y críticos por igual. La obra sigue siendo relevante en la literatura contemporánea, y su exploración de temas universales la hace una lectura atractiva para una amplia audiencia.
En la noche de los tiempos (In the Night of Time) is his magnum opus. The title itself is evocative, suggesting a history that predates the "official" record—a deep, dark epoch where the rules of physics and civilization were fundamentally different. In this work, Benavides argues that humanity is not on a steady march of progress, but is merely climbing out of the rubble of a superior, ancient civilization obliterated by cosmic catastrophe.
: It is categorized within occultism and mysticism, reflecting Benavides' lifelong interest in metaphysical subjects.
However, most scholars classify it as —a novel pretending to be non-fiction.
Due to its status as a classic of Mexican literature, older editions (some dating back to 1972) are frequently found in specialized metaphysical libraries or archive collections. Why Read It Today?
Before becoming an author, he worked as a miner, a migrant laborer ( bracero ) in the U.S., and was even imprisoned for his communist activism.
