Martín Kohan (born 1967) is an

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academic, essayist and novelist. He was born and raised in

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. He teaches

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at the

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and the University of Patagonia. He has published more than a dozen books in various genres - essays, short stories and novels. His best-known novel is ''Ciencias morales'' which won the

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and was turned into a film called ''

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'' by the director

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. His work has been translated into English, French, Italian, German and Hebrew. Two of his novels are available in English: ''School for Patriots'' and ''Seconds Out''. Both were translated by

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under the Serpent's Tail imprint.Bio 2
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kohan, Martin 1967 births Living people Writers from Buenos Aires Argentine Jews Argentine male novelists