Guillermo Saccomanno
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Guillermo Saccomanno (born 1948 in
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) is an Argentinian writer.


Works


Film scripts

*'' Under Flag'' () (1997), dir. Juan José Jusid *' (1997), dir. Luis Barone


Awards

* (2000) *Municipal Short Story Award *Crisis Prize for Latin American Narrative *Club of the XIII Award *
Premio Biblioteca Breve The Premio Biblioteca Breve is a literary award given annually by the publisher Seix Barral (now part of Grupo Planeta) to an unpublished novel in the Spanish language. Its prize is €30,000 and publication of the winning work. It is delivered in ...
for ''The Office Worker'' ('' El oficinista'') (2010) *Hammett Prize (2009) from the for ''77''https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/argentine-writer-wins-crime-novel-prize-idUSTRE56G5CV/ *Hammett Prize (2013) from the Gijón Black Week for ''Cámara Gesell'' (''Gesell Dome'') * Konex Platinum Award (2014) as the best novelist of the period 2008-2010 *
Alfaguara Prize The Alfaguara Novel Prize () is a Spanish-language literary award. The award is one of the most prestigious in the Spanish language. It includes a prize of (about ) making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world. It is sponsored by Al ...
(2025), for ''The Wind Will Arrive''


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saccomanno, Guillermo Living people 1948 births Argentine people of Italian descent 21st-century Argentine novelists 20th-century Argentine novelists