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Argentine Writers
This is a list of Argentine literary figures, including poets, novelists, children's writers, essayists, and scholars. A *Diego Abad de Santillán (1897–1983) *Marcos Aguinis (born 1935) *César Aira (born 1949) * Andrés J. d'Alessio (1940–2009) * Marcelina Almeida (ca. 1830-1880) *Juan Ãlvarez (1878–1954) *Mario Amadeo (1911–1983) *Federico Andahazi (born 1963) * Eduardo Angeloz (1931-2017) *José Arce (1881–1968) * Juan Argerich (1862–1924) *Roberto Arlt (1900–1942) *Hilario Ascasubi (1807–1875) * Carlos Astrada (1894–1970) B *Odile Baron Supervielle (1915-2016) * Eduardo Belgrano Rawson (born 1943) * Eduardo Berti (born 1964) * Héctor Bianciotti (1930–2012) *Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914–1999) * Poldy Bird (1941-2018) *Marcelo Birmajer (born 1966) * Isidoro Blaisten (1933–2004) * Elsa Bornemann (1952–2013) *Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986) *Miguel Brascó (1926–2014) *Edgar Brau (born 1958) * Esteban Lucas Bridges (1874–1949) * Delfina Bunge (188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Literature
Argentine literature, i.e. the set of literary works produced by writers who originated from Argentina, is one of the most prolific, relevant and influential in the whole Spanish speaking world, with renowned writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, Leopoldo Lugones and Ernesto Sábato. History Origins As a matter of fact, the name of the country itself comes from a Latinism which first appeared in a literary source: Martin del Barco Centenera's epic poem ''La Argentina'' (1602). This composition runs 10.000 verses and describes the landscape as well as the conquest of the territory. The word was reintroduced in ''Argentina manuscrita'', a prose chronicle by Ruy DÃaz de Guzmán. Argentine literature began around 1550 with the work of MatÃas Rojas de Oquendo and Pedro González de Prado (from Santiago del Estero, the first important urban settlement in Argentina), who wrote prose and poetry. They were partly inspired by oral aboriginal poetry—in particular, acco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Argerich
Juan Antonio Argerich (1862–1924) was an Argentine statesman and internationally renowned writer who was elected six times to the Argentine National Congress. Among the many policies that he furthered during his tenure was the elimination of electoral colleges for presidential elections in favor of popular votes. This allowed minority party candidates to be included on popular ballots. He established a national immigration policy to eliminate arbitrary decisions and provided a legal path to naturalization and deportation within the framework of due process. He also improved the governance structure within the federal capital city of Buenos Aires. This improvement broadened federal court jurisdictions in certain legal cases and defined the establishment of trial by jury in criminal cases in a way that would guarantee due legal process as well as prerogatives of the government's legislative branch. His best known literary work is the novel ''¿Inocentes o culpables?'' (1884), whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo (; ; 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, as well as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known books, ''Ficciones'' (''Fictions'') and '' El Aleph'' (''The Aleph''), published in the 1940s, are collections of short stories exploring themes of dreams, labyrinths, chance, infinity, archives, mirrors, fictional writers and mythology. Borges' works have contributed to philosophical literature and the fantasy genre, and majorly influenced the magic realist movement in 20th century Latin American literature.Theo L. D'Haen (1995) "Magical Realism and Postmodernism: Decentering Privileged Centers", in: Louis P. Zamora and Wendy B. Faris, ''Magical Realism: Theory, History and Community''. Duhan and London, Duke University Press, pp. 191–208. Born in Buenos Aires, Borges later moved with his family to Switzerland in 1914, where he studied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsa Bornemann
Elsa Bornemann (February 20, 1952 - May 24, 2013) was an Argentine children's writer who was a doctor of the Arts, polyglot and composer. Her books have been translated into many languages, including Braille. Biography Elsa Bornemann was born in the Parque Patricios neighborhood of Buenos Aires to Wilhelm Karl Henri Bornemann and Blancanieves Fernández. She was a teacher, having received her degree in the University of Buenos Aires. During the 1976-83 National Reorganization Process, her book ''Un elefante ocupa mucho espacio'' was censored and banned. The same story was featured on the Honor list of the Hans Christian Andersen Award The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are two literary awards given by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), recognising one living author and one living illustrator for their "lasting contribution to children's literature". Th ..., the first Argentine to be recognized in such a manner. Later, her books ''BilembambudÃn o el úl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isidoro Blaisten
Isidoro Blaisten (January 12, 1933 – August 28, 2004) was an Argentine writer. Son of David Blaisten and Dora Gliclij, Blaisten was born in Concordia, Argentina. His family was among the many Argentine Jews who populated rural areas in Entre RÃos Province during the early 20th century. Although born with the surname Blaistein, he would later spell it Blaisten, even though his signature occasionally read Blaistein. He was a member of the ''Academia Argentine de Letras'' from 2001 until his death as well as a correspondent of the ''Real Academia Española The Royal Spanish Academy ( es, Real Academia Española, generally abbreviated as RAE) is Spain's official royal institution with a mission to ensure the stability of the Spanish language. It is based in Madrid, Spain, and is affiliated with ...'', mixing literature with his profession as a neighborhood bookseller after having been a publicist and child photographer. He collaborated with the magazine ''El escarabajo d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelo Birmajer
Marcelo Birmajer (born November 29, 1966 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine Jewish author. The grandson of Romanian, Polish, Lithuanian and Syrian immigrants. Best known for writing the script for the 2004 film El abrazo partido. Birmajer's work usually revolves around the Porteño neighbourhood of Once and its colorful inhabitants. Most stories feature Jewish characters, and he frequently uses for them the names Javier, or Mordejai/Mordechai ( he, מרדכי) depending on the character's level of religious observance. He also addresses Jewish issues such as synagogue attendance, Bar Mitzvahs, and the ever present alternative to immigrate to Israel. Other recurrent subjects are married life, especially in his series "Stories of married men" ( es, Historias de hombres casados), and the Argentine society and its crisis. Many of Birmajer's works have clear autobiographical lines, presenting a main character who is himself a writer. An important part of his bibliography, specially i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poldy Bird
Poldy Bird (16 December 1941 – 1 June 2018) was an Argentinian writer and poet who contributed to several newspapers in Argentina and around the world. Life and works She was born in Paraná, Entre RÃos, Paraná, in the province of Entre RÃos Province, Entre RÃos, Argentina, but as a girl she lived in Buenos Aires. On 10 August 1949, when she was eight years old, her mother, Leopoldina Lichtschein, also a writer and poet, died in a train accident. This tragic episode marked Bird's life, but also signaled her destiny as a writer. At the age of thirteen she won a poetry contest. At the age of sixteen, she had already published her first short story, and the following year she began to publish, in a professional way, poems and texts in important magazines, both for Argentina and the world. Apart from producing texts aimed at children and young people, she worked as the director of the magazine ''Vosotras'', which she transformed into a well-known magazine for womanly publicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolfo Bioy Casares
Adolfo Bioy Casares (; 15 September 1914 – 8 March 1999) was an Argentine fiction writer, journalist, diarist, and translator. He was a friend and frequent collaborator with his fellow countryman Jorge Luis Borges. He is the author of the Fantastique novel '' The Invention of Morel''. Biography Adolfo Bioy Casares was born on September 15, 1914 in Buenos Aires, the only child of Adolfo Bioy Domecq and Marta Ignacia Casares Lynch. He was born in Recoleta, a neighborhood of Buenos Aires traditionally inhabited by upper-class families, where he would reside the majority of his life. Due to his family's high social class, he was able to dedicate himself exclusively to literature and, at the same time, distinguish his work from the traditional literary medium of his time. He wrote his first story ("Iris y Margarita") at the age of eleven. He began his secondary education in the Instituto Libre de Segunda Enseñanza at the Universidad de Buenos Aires. Later, he started but did not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héctor Bianciotti
Hector Bianciotti (; 18 March 1930 – 12 June 2012) was an Argentine-born French author and member of the Académie française. Biography Born Héctor Bianciotti (, ) in CalchÃn Oeste in Córdoba Province, Argentina, Córdoba Province, Argentina, Bianciotti's parents were immigrants from Piedmont, who communicated among themselves in Piedmontese language, the language of that region but who forbade its use with their son. Instead, they spoke Spanish to him. Bianciotti began his study of French in 1945. He arrived in France in 1961 and completed his French naturalization in 1981. In 1982, he stopped writing in any language but French, his favorite. Bianciotti was elected to the Académie française on 18 January 1996 to List of members of the Académie française, Seat 2, succeeding André Frossard. He died on 12 June 2012. Honours and awards *Officer of the Légion d'honneur (''Legion of Honour'') *Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite (''National Order of Merit'') *Prix Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo Berti
Eduardo Berti (1964) is an Argentine writer born in Buenos Aires. He has been living in Paris, France, since 1998. He also works as a cultural journalist. Biography His novel ''La mujer de Wakefield'', a re-write of Nathaniel Hawthorne's ''Wakefield'' from ''Twice-Told Tales'', was voted one of the "books of the year" by the Times Literary Supplement (UK). It was also selected for the Rómulo Gallegos Prize, and its French translation (''Mme Wakefield'') was short-listed for the prestigious Prix Fémina. His latest novel, ''Todos los Funes'', was a finalist for the Spanish ''Premio Herralde'' award. Berti's books, originally published in Argentina and Spain, have been translated into English (Pushkin Press, UK), Korean and Japanese (Schinchosa), Portuguese (Temas e Debates) and French (Actes Sud and Grasset). His translations from English into Spanish include ''With Borges'' (by Alberto Manguel), ''The Sandglass'' (Romesh Gunesekera), ''American Notebooks, a selection'' (Natha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo Belgrano Rawson
Eduardo Belgrano Rawson is a writer born in 1943 in San Luis, Argentina. He has published several novels and a collection of short stories. Career In 1961 at the age of 18, Belgrano Rawson moved to Buenos Aires to study film. As well as studying cinema he became a journalist and wrote screenplays and 'historietas', (a type of Argentine comic which was popular at the time) under a pseudonym. He published his first novel "No se turbe vuestro corazón" in 1974 and "El náufrago de las estrellas" in 1979. He then made a series of journeys to Tierra del Fuego on foot and horseback over the next decade. These were to influence his next work "Fuegia", a novel published in 1991 which tells the story of a family of indigenous people who inhabited the area at the beginning of the 20th century. He has been awarded several prizes in his native Argentina and his works have been published in Latin America, Spain, Italy, Germany, France and the UK. Work * 1974 "No se turbe vuestro corazón ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odile Baron Supervielle
Odile Baron Supervielle (May 1, 1915October 25, 2016) was an Uruguayan-born Argentine writer and journalist. A pioneer of women journalists in Argentina, she was director of the literary supplement of the newspaper ''La Nación''. Biography Odile Baron Supervielle was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, May 1, 1915. She was the fourth of the six children of the French banker Etienne Baron Lamothe and the Uruguayan Ana Supervielle Munyo. Odile's siblings were Santiago, Andrés, Victoria, Susana and Colette. She is the niece and goddaughter of Jules Supervielle. Other relations include: Susana Baron Supervielle, Ana Baron Supervielle, Silvia Baron Supervielle, Gloria Alcorta, and Oliverio Girondo. Baron Supervielle was a writer and journalist for the daily ''La Nación'', ''La Prensa ''La Prensa'' ("The Press") is a frequently used name for newspapers in the Spanish-speaking world. It may refer to: Argentina * ''La Prensa'' (Buenos Aires) * , a current publication of Caleta Olivia, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
