Guillermo Saccomanno

Guillermo Saccomanno (born 1948 in Mataderos, Buenos Aires) is an Argentinian writer.

Works

Film scripts

  • Under Flag (Spanish: Bajo bandera) (1997), dir. Juan José Jusid
  • 24 hours (Something is about to explode) (1997), dir. Luis Barone

Awards

  • National Literature Prize of Argentina (2000)
  • Municipal Short Story Award
  • Crisis Prize for Latin American Narrative
  • Club of the XIII Award
  • Premio Biblioteca Breve for The Office Worker (El oficinista) (2010)
  • Hammett Prize (2009) from the Gijón Black Week for 77[1]
  • Hammett Prize (2013) from the Gijón Black Week for Cámara Gesell (Gesell Dome)[2]
  • Konex Platinum Award (2014) as the best novelist of the period 2008-2010[3]
  • Alfaguara Prize (2025), for The Wind Will Arrive[4]

References

  1. ^ https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/argentine-writer-wins-crime-novel-prize-idUSTRE56G5CV/
  2. ^ Galindo, Juan Carlos (2013-07-12). "Saccomanno, premio Hammett de novela negra en Gijón". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  3. ^ Factory, Troop Software. "Guillermo Saccomanno | Fundación Konex". www.fundacionkonex.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  4. ^ AFP, Alfons Luna (2025-01-25). "Writer Guillermo Saccomanno wins Alfaguara Novel Prize". Buenos Aires Times. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
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