About Horacio Vázquez-Rial
Lived 1947 – 2012 (aged 65). Horacio Vázquez-Rial was an Argentine and Spanish journalist, writer, translator, novelist, historian and poet.
Horacio Vázquez-Rial (20 March 1947 – 6 September 2012) was an Argentine-born writer and translator who lived in Spain from 1968, mostly in Barcelona. He was nominated for the Nadal Prize in 1987 for Historia del triste, and in March 1989 he was a finalist for the fifth edition of the Plaza y Janes Prize for La Reina de oros. His only work available in English is Triste's History. He died in Madrid, aged 65.
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Who was Horacio Vázquez-Rial?
writer and translator (1947-2012)
When was Horacio Vázquez-Rial born?
Horacio Vázquez-Rial was born on 20 March 1947 in Buenos Aires.
When did Horacio Vázquez-Rial die?
Horacio Vázquez-Rial died on 6 September 2012 in Madrid.
What was Horacio Vázquez-Rial's occupation?
Horacio Vázquez-Rial was a journalist, writer, translator, novelist, historian and poet.
What nationality was Horacio Vázquez-Rial?
Horacio Vázquez-Rial was Argentine and Spanish.
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