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Guillermo Martínez

ギジェルモ・マルティネス

Guillermo Martínez

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1962-07-29 (Bahía Blanca, Argentina)
Nationality
Argentinian
Languages
Spanish
Residence History
Bahía Blanca → Buenos Aires

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Mathematician
Active Years
1989-2024

Education

University of Buenos Aires
Mathematical Logic
Degree: PhD
Country: Argentina
PhD in mathematical logic
University of Oxford
Mathematical Institute
Degree: Postdoctoral
Period: 2年間
Country: United Kingdom
Postdoctoral position for two years

Awards

Planeta Prize
2003
Work: Crímenes imperceptibles / The Oxford Murders
Organization: Planeta
Result: Winner
Premio de Cuento Gabriel García Márquez
2014
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Oxford Murders

2003 Crime fiction

A novel involving mathematical logic and murders set in Oxford.

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Adaptations
  • [Film] The Oxford Murders / Alex de la Iglesia (2008)
Translations
  • Translated into numerous languages

Bibliography

  • Vast Hell / Infierno grande (1989)
  • Regarding Roderer / Acerca de Roderer (1993)
  • The Woman of the Master / La mujer del maestro (1998)
  • Borges and Mathematics / Borges y las matemáticas (2003)
  • The Oxford Murders / Crímenes imperceptibles (2003)
  • The Immortality Formula / La fórmula de la inmortalidad (2005)
  • The Book of Murder / La Muerte Lenta de Luciana B (2007)
  • Gödel (para todos) (2009)
  • Lalu la luco (2016)
  • The Oxford Brotherhood (2021)

Translations of Works

  • Works translated into several languages

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Intellectual crime fiction incorporating mathematical logic
Recurring Motifs
MathematicsLogic puzzlesMurders

Legacy

Argentine mathematician and novelist known for integrating mathematical elements into crime fiction, gaining international acclaim.