Abelardo Castillo

Abelardo Castillo (March 27, 1935 – May 2, 2017) was an Argentine writer, novelist, essayists. He was born in the city of San Pedro, Buenos Aires. He practiced amateur boxing in his youth. He also directed the literary magazines El Escarabajo de Oro and El Ornitorrinco. He was well regarded in the field of Latin American literature.

In 2014 he won the Diamond Konex Award as the best writer in the last decade in Argentina.

Castillo died on May 2, 2017 in Buenos Aires from pneumonia, aged 82.Murió el escritor Abelardo Castillo  

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Other websites

 Biographical details, literatura.org 

Category:1935 births
Category:2017 deaths
Category:Argentine writers
Category:South American novelists
Category:Essayists