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Ricardo Piglia
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Ricardo Piglia receiving the Rómulo Gallegos Prize. Caracas, August 2, 2011
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| Born | November 24, 1941 Adrogué, Argentina
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| Died | January 6, 2017 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Occupation | Argentine author, critic, and scholar |
| Known for | Introducing hard-boiled fiction to the Argentine public |
Ricardo Piglia (born November 24, 1941, died January 6, 2017) was an important writer, critic, and teacher from Argentina. He was famous for bringing a style of detective stories called "hard-boiled fiction" to readers in Argentina.
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Ricardo Piglia's Life
Ricardo Piglia was born in Adrogué, Argentina. He grew up in a city called Mar del Plata. Later, he studied history at the National University of La Plata in the early 1960s.
His Start as a Writer
Piglia published his first book of short stories, La invasión, in 1967. He worked for different publishing companies in Buenos Aires. He also managed a special book series called "Serie Negra." This series published famous detective story writers like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler.
Ricardo Piglia loved American literature. Writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald and William Faulkner influenced his work. He also admired European authors such as Franz Kafka.
His Books
Piglia wrote many short stories and novels. His novels often had a mystery or crime theme. Some of his well-known novels include:
- Respiración artificial (1980), which means Artificial Respiration
- La ciudad ausente (1992), or The Absent City
- Blanco nocturno (2010), which translates to Nocturnal Target
He also wrote books of criticism, where he shared his thoughts on literature. These include Criticism and Fiction (1986) and The Last Reader (2005).
Teaching and Later Life
For several years, Ricardo Piglia lived in the United States. He taught Latin American literature at important universities like Harvard University and Princeton University. He was a professor at Princeton from 2001 to 2011. After he retired, he moved back to Argentina with his wife.
Sadly, in 2013, Piglia was diagnosed with a serious illness called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He passed away from this illness on January 6, 2017, in Buenos Aires.
Awards and Honors
Ricardo Piglia received many important awards for his writing during his life. Some of these include:
- The Premio internacional de novela Rómulo Gallegos in 2011
- The Casa de las Américas Prize in 1967
- The Diamond Konex Award in 2014, which recognized him as the best writer in Argentina for that decade
After he passed away, people continued to honor his memory. In 2018, an event was held in New York City to celebrate his work. Scholars talked about how much his writing influenced Latin American literature.
List of Works
Here are some of the books Ricardo Piglia wrote:
Essays
- 1986 Criticism and Fiction ("Crítica y ficción")
- 1999 Brief Forms ("Formas breves")
- 2005 The Last Reader ("El último lector")
Novels
- 1980 Artificial Respiration ("Respiración artificial")
- 1992 The Absent City ("La ciudad ausente")
- 1997 Burnt Money ("Plata Quemada")
- 2010 Nocturnal Target ("Blanco nocturno")
Short Story Collections
- 1967 The Invasion ("La Invasión")
- 1975 Assumed Name ("Nombre Falso")
- 1988 Perpetual Prison ("Prisión perpetua")
Other Writings
- 2015 The Diaries of Emilio Renzi: The Formative Years
- 2016 The Diaries of Emilio Renzi: The Happy Years
- 2017 The Diaries of Emilio Renzi: A Day in the Life
See also
In Spanish: Ricardo Piglia para niños
