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Eduardo Mallea

1903 – 1982

Argentine writer

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About Eduardo Mallea

Lived 1903 – 1982 (aged 79). Eduardo Mallea was an Argentine writer, diplomat, novelist and short story writer.

Eduardo Mallea (14 August 1903 in Bahía Blanca – 12 November 1982 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine essayist, cultural critic, writer and diplomat. In 1931 he became editor of the literary magazine of La Nación.

Works

Cuentos para una inglesa desesperada (1926, ed. Gleizer) Conocimiento y expresión de la Argentina (1935, Essay, Buenos Aires, Sur) Nocturno Europeo (1935, Novel, Buenos Aires Sur) La Ciudad junto al rio inmóvil (1936, Nine Short Novels, Buenos Aires, Sur) Historia de una pasión Argentina (1937, essay, Buenos Aires, Sur) Fiesta en Noviembre (1938, Buenos Aires, Club del Libro A.L.A.) Meditación en la costa (1939, Buenos Aires, Imprenta Mercatali) La Bahía del Silencio (1940, Buenos Aires, Sudamericana) El sayal y la púrpura (1941, essay, Buenos Aires, Losada) Todo verdor perecerá (1943, novel, Buenos Aires, Espasa-Calpe) Las Águilas (1944, novel, Buenos Aires, Sudamericana) Rodeada esta de sueño (1946, Buenos Aires, Espasa-Calpe) El retorno (1946, Buenos Aires, Espasa-Calpe) El vínculo. Los Rembrandts. La rosa de Cernobbio. (1946, Noveulles, Emecé) Los enemigos del alma (1950, novel, Buenos Aires, Sudamericana) La Torre (1951, novel, Buenos Aires, Sudamericana) Chaves (1953, novel, Buenos Aires, Emecé) La sala de espera (1953, Buenos Aires, Sudamericana) Notas de un novelista (1954, essays, Buenos Aires, Losada) Simbad (1957, novel, Sudamericana) El gajo de enebro (1957, Buenos Aires, Emecé) Posesión (1958, nouvelles, Buenos Aires, Sudamericana) La razón humana (1959, nouvelles, Buenos Aires, Losada) La vida Blanca (1960, Buenos Aires, Sur) Las Travesías I (1961, Buenos Aires, Sudamericana) Las Travesías II (1962, Buenos Aires, Sudamericana) La representación de los aficionados (1962, Buenos Aires, Sudamericana) La guerra interior (1963, essay, Buenos Aires, Sudamericana) Poderío de la novela (1965, essay, Buenos Aires, Aguilar) El resentimiento (1966, noveulles, Buenos Aires, Sudamericana) La barca de hielo (1967, short stories, Buenos Aires, Sudamericana) La red (1968, short stories, Buenos Aires, Sudamericana) La penúltima puerta (1969, Buenos Aires, Sudamericana) Triste piel del universo (1971, novel, Buenos Aires, Sudamericana) Gabriel Andaral (1971, Buenos Aires, Sudamericana) En la creciente oscuridad (1973, Buenos Aires, Sudamericana) Los papeles privados (1974, essay, Buenos Aires, Sudamericana) La mancha en el mármol (1982, short stories, Buenos Aires, Sudamericana) La noche enseña a la noche (1985, novel, Buenos Aires, Sudamericana)

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Gran Premio de Honor de la SADE

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Eduardo Mallea?

Argentine writer

When was Eduardo Mallea born?

Eduardo Mallea was born on 14 August 1903 in Bahía Blanca.

When did Eduardo Mallea die?

Eduardo Mallea died on 12 November 1982 in Buenos Aires.

What was Eduardo Mallea's occupation?

Eduardo Mallea was a writer, diplomat, novelist and short story writer.

What nationality was Eduardo Mallea?

Eduardo Mallea was Argentine.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Eduardo Mallea

· Wikidata: Q324283

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