- Antonio di Benedetto
Antonio di Benedetto, (born
2 November ,1922 in Mendoza – died on10 October ,1986 inBuenos Aires ), was an Argentine journalist and writer.Di Benedetto began writing and publishing stories in his teens, inspired by the works of
Fyodor Dostoevsky andLuigi Pirandello . "Mundo Animal", appearing in 1952, was his first story collection and won prestigious awards. A revised version came out in 1971, but theXenos Books translation uses the first edition to catch the youthful flavor.Antonio di Benedetto wrote five novels, the most famous being the existential masterpiece "Zama" (1956). "
Los suicidas " ("The Suicides ", 1969) is noteworthy for expressing his intense abhorrence ofnoise . Critics have compared his works toAlain Robbe-Grillet ,Julio Cortázar andErnesto Sábato .In 1976, during the military dictatorship of General Videla, di Benedetto was imprisoned and tortured. Released a year later, he went into exile in
Spain , then returned home in 1984. He travelled widely and won numerous awards, but never acquired the worldwide fame of otherLatin American writers, perhaps because his work was not translated to many languages.Bibliography
*"Mundo animal" (
Animal World ). 1952. ", translated byH. E. Francis , with an Afterword byJorge García-Gómez .Grand Terrace , CA:Xenos Books .
*"Zama". 1956.
*"Las suicidas ". 1969.External links
* [http://www.literatura.org/DiBenedetto/DiBenedetto.html Biography] (Spanish)
* [http://www.mendoza.edu.ar/efemerid/a_di_ben.htm Biography and work] (Spanish)
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