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Quino |
 | | Quino's humor is characteristically bitter or even cynical, often dwelling on the misery and absurdity of human existence Äî independently of one's station in life Äî in face of bureaucracy, misused authority and wasteful, useless institutions, confining dogmas, and the narrow-mindedness of fellow humans. |
 | | Quino's focus on how grim life is betrays an inner conviction that it ought to be good, and a deep sympathy for life's mostly innocent victims Äî employees, children, housewives, pensioners, obscure artists, unrecognized heroes Äî in spite of their very human failings and limitations. |
 | | Quino's world view is easy to explain in light of Argentina's vicissitudes over the last forty years; and his mixture of pessimism and humanism is one of the reasons for his immense popularity in Latin America. |
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