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Ricardo Piglia
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Memorial Page for Ricardo Piglia

Nov 24, 1941 – Jan 6, 2017(75 years)Died in:Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentine writer

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Awards(10)

City of Barcelona AwardPrix FormentorManuel Rojas Ibero-American Narrative AwardJosé María Arguedas PrizeRómulo Gallegos PrizeRoger Caillois PrixPremio Iberoamericano de Letras José DonosoGuggenheim Fellowshipdiamond Konex awardGran Premio de Honor de la SADE

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National University of La Plata

Ricardo Piglia (* November 24, 1941 in Adrogué; † January 6, 2017 in Buenos Aires) was an argentine writer. He was 75 years old. He studied at National University of La Plata. He received 10 awards, including City of Barcelona Award, Prix Formentor. His cause of death was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

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Born in Adrogué, Almirante Brown Partido

1941

Guggenheim Fellowship

1989

University of Buenos Aires

1990

until 2000

Princeton University

2001

until 2011

Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José Donoso

2005

Roger Caillois Prix

2008

Rómulo Gallegos Prize

2011

José María Arguedas Prize

2012

Gran Premio de Honor de la SADE

2012

Manuel Rojas Ibero-American Narrative Award

2013

diamond Konex award

2014

Prix Formentor

2015

City of Barcelona Award

2016

Died in Buenos Aires, Argentina (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)

2017

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Ricardo Piglia. Forever remembered.