Carlos Gardini
Carlos Gardini (born August 26, 1948 in Buenos Aires ; † March 1, 2017 there ) was an Argentine editor , writer and translator .
Life
Gardini studied humanities at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and was able to successfully complete this degree. Following this, in 1981 he got a job as a literary critic for the magazine "El Péndulo". He also began to write his own literary texts and to translate the works of English authors into Spanish.
In 1982 Gardini gave up his job and from then on worked as a freelance writer and translator.
Honors
- 1982: Premio del Círculode Lectores for the story "Primera a Línea"
- 1986: Fulbright scholarship
- 1987: Premio Konex
Works (selection)
As an author
stories
- Cesarán las lluvias
- Éxtasis
- Hawksville
- Mi cerebo animal. cuentos . 1983
- Primera línea
- Sinfonia cero. cuentos . 1984
- Una tarde en familia
Novels
- Fábulas invernales. Novela . 2004
- Juegos malabares. Novela . 1984
- El libro de la tierra negra. Novela . 1991
- El libro de la tribu. Novela . 2001
- El libro de las voces. Novela . 2001
- Los ojos de un dios en celo. Novela . 1996
- Vórtice. Novela . 2002.
As translator
- Isaac Asimov : Cuentos completos ("The complete stories")
- James Graham Ballard
- James Ellroy : LA confidential ("LA confidential")
- Robert Graves
- Henry James : La vida privada y otros relatos ("The private life and others")
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- James Patterson : Bikini ("The swimsuit")
- Katherine Anne Porter
- William Shakespeare : Sonetus
- Robert Sheckley
- Dan Simmons : La soledad de Charles Dickens ("Drood")
- Cordwainer Smith
- John Steinbeck
- Gore Vidal : Muerte en la quinta posición ("Death in the fith position")
Individual evidence
- ^ Murió el escritor y traductor Carlos Gardini. In: Perfil.com. March 4, 2017, Retrieved March 5, 2017 (Spanish).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gardini, Carlos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine editor, writer and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buenos Aires , Argentina |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st March 2017 |
| Place of death | Buenos Aires , Argentina |