Matilde Sánchez (born 1958) is an

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journalist, writer, and translator. Beginning in 1982 she developed a prolific career in the field of cultural journalism. She edited the Culture and Nation supplement of the newspaper '' Clarín'', as well as '.

Professional career

Matilde Sánchez studied at the

Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini The Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini (''Carlos Pellegrini High School of Commerce'', ESCCP) is a public high school in Buenos Aires, and it is one of the most prestigious in Argentina and Latin America. Founded on February 19, 189 ...

. Her first work was a biography of

Hebe de Bonafini Hebe María Pastor de Bonafini (4 December 1928 – 20 November 2022) was an Argentine activist who was one of the founders of the Association of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, an organization of Argentine mothers whose children disappeared ...

. In 1992 she published her first novel, ''La ingratitud'', dedicated to her father and that takes place in Berlin. The subject of travel is recurrent in her work, and according to writer , "appears as a fundamental experience" from her first novels. Her works have received favorable criticism from other writers, such as the Mexican

Carlos Fuentes Carlos Fuentes Macías (; ; November 11, 1928 – May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist and essayist. Among his works are ''The Death of Artemio Cruz'' (1962), '' Aura'' (1962), '' Terra Nostra'' (1975), '' The Old Gringo'' (1985) and '' Christop ...

, who rated ''La ingratitud'', ''El dock'', and ''El desperdicio'' as particularly notable, and Beatriz Sarlo, who wrote about ''La ingratitud'': "It's a text notable for its intelligence, for the steadfast security of writing without hesitation, and for the ability to exhibit a drama of feelings with the same distance as observing a foreign city." , in turn, described her in his personal blog as one of the best writers of her generation. The writer Miguel Vitagliano opined that ''El dock'' was the best novel of the 1990s.

Works

Fiction

* ''La ingratitud'' (1992). Novel originally published by Editorial A. Korn and reissued in 2011 by Editorial Mardulce. * ''El Dock'' (1993). Novel. Editorial Planeta. * ''La canción de las ciudades'' (1999). Travel stories published by Seix Barral. * ''El desperdicio'' (2007). Novel. Editorial Alfaguara. * ''Los daños materiales'' (2011).

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Grupo Editorial Argentina.

Nonfiction

* ''Historias de vida'' (1985). Biography of

. Editorial Nuevo Extremo. * ''Las reglas del secreto'' (1993). Annotated anthology of the work of Silvina Ocampo. Economic Culture Fund. * ''Evita, imágenes de una pasión''. Report. Editorial Planeta. * ''Sueño rebelde''. Report about

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. Editorial Icaria.

Awards and fellowships

* 1992 (1st finalist)

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for ''El dock'' * 1994

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* 2003 Knight-Wallace Fellowship (

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)

Personal life

Matilde Sánchez's eldest son is the rock journalist Valentín Pauls, from her relationship with .

References

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