Rómulo Gallegos International Novel Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2011) Winner
Ricardo Piglia
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Ricardo Piglia
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941-11-24 （Adrogué, Argentina）
- Died
- 2017-01-06 （Buenos Aires, Argentina） age 75
- Nationality
- Argentine
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Adrogué → Mar del Plata → Buenos Aires → United States (resided)
Career
- Occupations
- author, critic, scholar
- Active Years
- 1967-2017
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (faculty), Princeton University (Walter S. Carpenter Professor)
- Influenced By
- Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, David Goodis, Horace McCoy, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Franz Kafka, Robert Musil
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National University of La Plata | — | Department of History | — | 1961–1962 | Argentina |
National University of La Plata
Department of History
Period:
1961–1962
Country:
Argentina
Studied history in 1961–1962. Graduation status uncertain.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Rómulo Gallegos Prize | Blanco nocturno (Nocturnal Target) | — | Rómulo Gallegos Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Premio Iberoamericano de las Letras | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Premio Planeta | — | — | Planeta (publisher) | 受賞 |
| 1967 | Casa de las Américas Prize | — | — | Casa de las Américas | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Manuel Rojas Ibero-American Narrative Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Konex Diamond Award | — | — | Konex Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Prix Formentor | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Rómulo Gallegos Prize
2011
Work:
Blanco nocturno (Nocturnal Target)
Organization:
Rómulo Gallegos Foundation
Result:
受賞
Premio Iberoamericano de las Letras
2005
Result:
受賞
Premio Planeta
1997
Organization:
Planeta (publisher)
Result:
受賞
Casa de las Américas Prize
1967
Organization:
Casa de las Américas
Result:
受賞
Manuel Rojas Ibero-American Narrative Award
2013
Result:
受賞
Konex Diamond Award
2014
Organization:
Konex Foundation
Result:
受賞
Prix Formentor
2015
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Respiración artificial (Artificial Respiration)
1980 Novel (metafiction, crime elements)A novel that explores Argentine society and literary memory through multiple narrators and stylistic experiments; strongly metafictional.
memoryliteraturepower
Translations
- Artificial Respiration (English translation available)
La ciudad ausente (The Absent City)
1992 Novel (crime fiction elements, experimental)A narrative about crime, memory, and the absence of the city, featuring Piglia's investigatory narration.
crimememorycity
Translations
- The Absent City (English translation available)
Plata Quemada (Burnt Money)
1997 Novel (crime fiction)A crime novel based on a real-life robbery; explores violence, friendship, and fate.
friendshipviolencefate
Adaptations
- [Film] Plata Quemada / Marcelo Piñeyro (2000)
Translations
- Burnt Money (English translation)
Blanco nocturno (Nocturnal Target)
2010 Novel (crime fiction, social critique)A work illuminating crime, journalism, and Argentine society. Winner of the Rómulo Gallegos Prize in 2011.
journalismcorruptionjustice
Translations
- Nocturnal Target (English translation)
El Camino de Ida (The Way Out)
2013 NovelA later work about lost relationships and journeys.
lossjourney
La Invasión (The Invasion)
1967 Short story collectionPiglia's early short story collection, published in 1967.
early experimentscrime
Bibliography
- Criticism and Fiction - 1986
- Argentina in Pieces - 1993
- Brief Forms - 1999
- Dictionary of the Novel of Macedonio Fernández - 2000
- The Last Reader - 2005
- Respiración artificial (Artificial Respiration) - 1980
- La ciudad ausente (The Absent City) - 1992
- Plata Quemada (Burnt Money) - 1997
- Blanco nocturno (Nocturnal Target) - 2010
- El Camino de Ida (The Way Out) - 2013
- The Diaries of Emilio Renzi: The Formative Years - 2015
- The Diaries of Emilio Renzi: The Happy Years - 2016
- The Diaries of Emilio Renzi: A Day in the Life - 2017
Adaptations
- Plata quemada - 2000 film (dir. Marcelo Piñeyro)
Translations of Works
- English translation of Respiración artificial (Artificial Respiration)
- English translation of La ciudad ausente (The Absent City)
- English translation of Blanco nocturno (Nocturnal Target)
- English translation of Plata Quemada (Burnt Money)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- incorporation of hard-boiled crime-fiction elementsmetafictional experimentationtheoretical perspective that intersects criticism and fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- crimememorythe cityexploration of literarinessjournalism/reporting
Health
-
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)2013–2017Diagnosed with ALS in 2013; despite progressive illness he continued working with the help of an assistant on diaries and unpublished writings. The disease was the cause of death.
Legacy
Ricardo Piglia introduced hard-boiled crime-fiction techniques to Argentine literature and was highly regarded for his unique style that traversed criticism and fiction. As an educator at Harvard and Princeton, he left a significant impact on Latin American literature and intellectual history.
In Popular Culture
- The novel Plata Quemada was adapted into a film in 2000 and became widely known.
- In 2018 a homage was held in New York City, reaffirming his academic recognition and influence.
Trivia
- Known for introducing hard-boiled fiction to the Argentine public.
- Served as Walter S. Carpenter Professor at Princeton University (2001–2011).
- Diagnosed with ALS in 2013 but continued working on writings and diaries.