| The Pit | |
| Author: | Juan Carlos Onetti |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Country: | Uruguay |
| Publisher: | Arca, Montevideo |
| Title Orig: | El pozo |
| Release Date: | 1939 |
The Pit (Spanish; Castilian: '''El pozo''') is the debut novel by Uruguayan author Juan Carlos Onetti.
Published in 1939, the novel is written in form of a diary. Eladio Linacero, the main character, shows his scepticism for life in general.[1]
Some literary critics trace the origins of the Latin American Boom to this novel and others, such as Ernesto Sábato's El Túnel.