José Bianco (1908–1986) was an Argentine essayist, translator, and writer. Bianco made translations of works by

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, and

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, among others. Bianco began his career with El Límite in 1929, and later he published Little Gyaros in 1932 for which he won the

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Award Bianco served as a secretary of

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for 23 years. From 1961 to 1967, he worked with

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1908 births 1986 deaths Argentine essayists Male essayists Argentine translators English–Spanish translators French–Spanish translators 20th-century translators 20th-century essayists 20th-century Argentine male writers {{Argentina-writer-stub