Carlos Gamerro is an Argentinean
novelist
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,
critic
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, and
translator
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. He was born in
Buenos Aires
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in 1962.
Gamerro has published six works of fiction, including the novels ''The Islands'' (
And Other Stories
And Other Stories is an independent British book publisher founded in 2009, notable for being the first UK publisher of literary fiction to make direct, advance subscriptions a major part of its business model as well as for its use of foreign l ...
, 2012 UK and 2014 North American publication), ''An Open Secret'' (
Pushkin Press
Pushkin Press is a British-based publishing house dedicated to publishing novels, essays, memoirs and children's books. The London-based company was founded in 1997 and is notable for publishing authors such as Stefan Zweig, Marcel Aymé, Anta ...
) and ''The Adventure of the Busts of Eva Perón'' (
And Other Stories
And Other Stories is an independent British book publisher founded in 2009, notable for being the first UK publisher of literary fiction to make direct, advance subscriptions a major part of its business model as well as for its use of foreign l ...
, 2015). He adapted ''The Islands'' for a major theatrical production in 2011 and writes influential works of criticism. Gamerro works closely with the British translator Ian Barnett; the English-language versions are adaptations and collaborations based on the originals.
In addition, he has translated works of
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
,
W. H. Auden
Wystan Hugh Auden (; 21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) was a British-American poet. Auden's poetry was noted for its stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in ...
, and
Harold Bloom
Harold Bloom (July 11, 1930 – October 14, 2019) was an American literary critic and the Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University. In 2017, Bloom was described as "probably the most famous literary critic in the English-speaking wor ...
into Spanish.
And Other Stories, Carlos Gamerro's author page
Retrieved 21 January 2013
Bibliography
Fiction:
* ''Las Islas'' (1998) / ''The Islands'' translated by Ian Barnett (And Other Stories
And Other Stories is an independent British book publisher founded in 2009, notable for being the first UK publisher of literary fiction to make direct, advance subscriptions a major part of its business model as well as for its use of foreign l ...
, 2012)
* ''El sueño del señor juez'' (2000)
* ''El secreto y las voces'' (2002) / ''An Open Secret,'' translated by Ian Barnett (Pushkin Press
Pushkin Press is a British-based publishing house dedicated to publishing novels, essays, memoirs and children's books. The London-based company was founded in 1997 and is notable for publishing authors such as Stefan Zweig, Marcel Aymé, Anta ...
, 2012)
* ''La aventura de los bustos de Eva'' (2004) / ''The Adventure of the Busts of Eva Perón,'' translated by Ian Barnett (And Other Stories
And Other Stories is an independent British book publisher founded in 2009, notable for being the first UK publisher of literary fiction to make direct, advance subscriptions a major part of its business model as well as for its use of foreign l ...
, 2015)
* ''El libro de los afectos raros'' (2005)
* ''Un yuppie en la columna del Che Guevara'' (2011)
* ''Cardenio'' (2016)
* ''La jaula de los onas'' (2021)
Drama:
* ''Las Islas,'' Teatro Alvear, Buenos Aires, directed by Alejandro Tantanian (2011)
Film:
* ''Tres de Corazones,'' with Rubén Mira, directed by Sergio Renán (2007)
Criticism:
* ''Harold Bloom y El Canon Literario'' (2003)
* ''El Nacimiento de La Literatura Argentina y Otros Ensayos'' (2006)
* ''Ulises. Claves de lectura'' (2008)
* ''Ficciones barrocas: una lectura de Borges, Bioy Casares, Silvina Ocampo, Cortázar, Onetti y Felisberto Hernández'' (2010)
* '' Facundo o Martín Fierro: los libros que inventaron la Argentina (2015)''
References
External links
*
Interview with author at ''Litro''
Argentine male novelists
Argentine translators
Living people
International Writing Program alumni
1962 births
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