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Abelardo Castillo

Argentine writer · Argentina · On the map · Writers · Lived 1935 to 2017 · aged 82

Abelardo Castillo was an Argentine writer, novelist, essayist, diarist, born in the city of San Pedro, Buenos Aires. He practised amateur boxing in his youth. He also directed the literary magazines El Escarabajo de Oro and El Ornitorrinco. He is well regarded in the field of Latin American literature.

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2017Died2 May 20172014Diamond Konex AwardAward2011Gran Premio de Honor de la SADEAward2007José María Arguedas PrizeAward1935Born27 March 1935

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Diamond Konex Award2014
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José María Arguedas Prize2007

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In 2014 he won the Diamond Konex Award as the best writer in the last decade in Argentina.

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Argentina
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1935 to 2017 · aged 82