National Book Award for Translated Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2018) Longlisted
Roque Larraquy
ロケ・ララクイ
Roque Larraquy
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1975 （Buenos Aires）
- Nationality
- Argentine
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Buenos Aires
Career
- Occupations
- writer, screenwriter
- Active Years
- 2011-2024
- Affiliations
- Universidad Nacional de las Artes
- Nominations
- National Book Award nominee (Comemadre), Best Translated Book Award 2018 longlist (Comemadre)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universidad de Buenos Aires | — | literary studies | — | — | Argentina |
Universidad de Buenos Aires
literary studies
Country:
Argentina
Graduated in literary studies.
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Comemadre
2011 novelA novel set in an early 20th-century research institute involving bizarre events.
monstrositybodyscience
Translations
- English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Persian
Informe sobre ectoplasma animal
2014 illustrated bookIllustrated book in collaboration with visual artist Diego Ontivero.
Translations
- English, Italian
La telepatía nacional
2020 novelSelected among the best ten books in Spanish of 2020 by The New York Times.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Critically acclaimed literary style
- Recurring Motifs
- monstrosityhorrifying joy
Legacy
Critically acclaimed author with works translated into multiple languages. Director of Argentina’s first degree-granting creative writing program.