Leopoldo Brizuela (June 8, 1963 – May 14, 2019)
'' El País'' was an Argentine journalist, writer and translator. He was born in La Plata in 1963. He won a number of literary awards, including the 2012 Premio Alfaguara for his novel ''Una misma noche''. As a translator, he translated the works of American writers such as

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Personal life and death

He was

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. Leopoldo Brizuela died as a result of a long illness at the age of 55 on May 14, 2019.elpais.com
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Works

* 1985 – ''Tejiendo agua'', novela, Emecé, Buenos Aires * 1987 – ''Cantoras'', reportajes a Gerónima Sequeida y Leda Valladares; Torres Agüero Editor, Buenos Aires * 1992 – ''Cantar la vida'', conversaciones con las cantantes Mercedes Sosa, Aimé Paine, Teresa Parodi, Leda Valladares y Gerónima Sequeida; El Ateneo, Buenos Aires * 1995 – ''Fado'', poemas, La Marca, Buenos Aires * 1999 – ''Inglaterra. Una fábula'', novela, Alfaguara * 2001 – ''El placer de la cautiva'', nouvelle * 2002 – ''Los que llegamos más lejos'', relatos, Alfaguara, Buenos Aires * 2010 – ''Lisboa. Un melodrama'', novela, Alianza * 2012 – ''Una misma noche'', novela, Alfaguara

Prizes

* Premio Fortabat de Novela 1985 por Tejiendo agua * Primer Premio Edelap de Cuento 1996 * Premio Clarín de Novela 1999 por Inglaterra. Una fábula * Premio Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires para el bienio 1999–2000 por la novela Inglaterra. Una fábula (2001) * Beca de la Fundación Calouste Gulbenkian de Lisboa (2001) * Beca de la Fundación Antorchas (2002) * Beca del Banff Center for the Arts (Canadá, 2002) * Premio Konex 2004, Diploma al Mérito en la categoría Cuento: quinquenio 1999-20037 * Premio Alfaguara de Novela 2012 por Una misma noche

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brizuela, Leopoldo 20th-century Argentine male writers 21st-century Argentine male writers Argentine gay writers Argentine LGBT journalists Gay journalists 1963 births 2019 deaths People from La Plata International Writing Program alumni