Marcelo Birmajer

Marcelo Birmajer
Marcelo Birmajer. Photo by EM-B
Born	November 29, 1966 (1966-11-29) (age 44) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation	Novelist, Journalist.
Genres	Various

Marcelo Birmajer (born on November 29, 1966 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine Jewish author. The grandson of Romanian, Polish, Lithuanian and Syrian immigrants.^[1] Best known for writing the script for the 2004 film El abrazo partido. Birmajer's work usually revolves around the Porteño neighbourhood of Once and its colorful inhabitants. Most stories feature Jewish characters, and he frequently uses for them the names Javier, or Mordejai (Hebrew: מרדכי‎) depending on the character's level of religious observance. He also addresses Jewish issues such as synagogue attendance, Bar Mitzvahs, and the ever present alternative to immigrate to Israel.

Other recurrent subjects are marriage life, especially in his series "Stories of married men" (Spanish: Historias de hombres casados), and the Argentine society and its crisis. Many of Birmajer's works have clear autobiographical lines, presenting a main character who is himself a writer. An important part of his bibliography, specially in his beginnings, is youth literature.

Birmajer is a frequent contributor to many newspapers throughout the Spanish speaking world.

Bibliography (Partial)

• Un crimen secundario.
• Derrotado por un muerto.
• El alma al diablo.
• Un veneno saludable.
• Historias de hombres casados.
• No tan distinto.
• Nuevas historias de hombres casados.
• Últimas historias de hombres casados.
• El Once, un recorrido personal.
• Tres mosqueteros.
• El Fuego más alto.
• Hechizos de Amor.

External links

• Biography and work (Spanish)
• Marcelo Birmajer at the Internet Movie Database

References

1. ^ Rohter, Larry (January 29, 2005). "An Argentine With Literary Roots in Singer and Roth". www.nytimes.com. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A06E7D7143BF93AA15752C0A9639C8B63. Retrieved 2005-01-29. 

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Name	Birmajer, Marcelo
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Date of birth	November 29, 1966
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
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