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Eduardo Sguiglia is an Argentine economist, writer[1] and essayist.
Eduardo Sguiglia | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer, economist |
| Language | Spanish |
Personal life
editExiled in Mexico during the last coup d'état in Argentina, he previously had lived in Buenos Aires since the early eighties. He has a master's degree in social sciences, and he was a professor and researcher at the University of Buenos Aires.[citation needed]
Published works
editSguiglia has written several novels, including Fordlandia (1997), Do not trust me, if your heart fails you (1999), A handful of glory (2003), Black Eyes (2010), Los cuerpos y las sombras (2014) and El miedo te come el alma (2017), which were translated into Portuguese, English, Italian and German.[citation needed] Some have been finalists in the Dublin International Literary Award[2] and Grinzane-Cavour. Fordlandia was selected one of the four best works of fiction in 2000 by The Washington Post.[3] In 2023, he published La redención del camarada Petrov.[4] Sguiglia was narrative jury in Casa de las Américas (Cuba) and Casa del Teatro (Dominican Republic).[5] In 2016, he was one of the seven Latin American creators who received the Fundación Jumex and Rockefeller Foundation prize.[6]
He has also written several articles and essays on the economy and society of Argentina, including "Agustín Tosco" (1984), "The Club of the Powerful" (1991), "Infrastructure and Competitiveness" (1997) and "Ideologies of economic power" (2006).[citation needed] In this field, he has been awarded two national awards (Arcor Foundation 1993, Roggio Foundation, 1998), and for his work in foreign affairs he was honored by the governments of Bolivia, Chile and Brazil.[7] Currently, he publishes articles related to world and Argentine current affairs in widely circulated Argentine newspapers.[8][9]
Other work
editSguiglia had a prominent role in the peaceful resolution of the conflicts that took place in Bolivia during October 2003.[10] He has also served in the public sector as president of the regulator of airports, undersecretary of Latin American policy, and as the first Argentine ambassador to Angola.[11]
Critical reception
editThe New York Times stated that his work was "reminiscent of the work of Conrad or Kafka, in which, faced with the extremes of an indifferent universe, human beings must come to terms with their own capricious inner landscapes".[12]
References
edit- ^ The New York Times Book Reviews 2000. Taylor & Francis. 2001-06-01. pp. 1762–. ISBN 978-1-57958-058-2. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ "Los argentinos invaden los concursos literarios". Lanacion.com.ar. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ "Tiempo Argentino | Es tiempo de un diario nuevo". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ^ https://www.edhasa.com.ar/product/la-redencion-del-camarada-petrov/
- ^ "Sguiglia, Eduardo - Edhasa | Editorial fundada en 1946". www.edhasa.com.ar. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Los 7 creadores latinoamericanos premiados por Fundación Jumex y Rockefeller Foundation. Creación. dic 2016". Arteinformado.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-05-19.
- ^ "Intentan separar la diplomacia de la campaña". Lanacion.com.ar. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ "Eduardo Sguiglia". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ Clarin.com. "Clarin.com". Clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ Clarín.com (18 October 2003). "El acuerdo que consiguieron los enviados". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- ^ "INFOnews | Error 404". INFOnews.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ "FORDLANDIA". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-07-07.