Antonio Skarmeta Biography

This Biography consists of approximately 16 pages of information about the life of Antonio Skarmeta.

Antonio Skarmeta Biography

This Biography consists of approximately 16 pages of information about the life of Antonio Skarmeta.
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Dictionary of Literary Biography on Antonio Skarmeta

Since winning the Casa de las Américas Prize in 1969 with Desnudo en el tejado (Naked on the Roof, 1969), Antonio Skármeta has been considered one of the foremost Spanish-American writers of fiction of his generation and perhaps the leading figure in the post-Boom. The birth of this movement may indeed come in time to be dated from the 1975 publication of his first novel, Soñé que la nieve ardía (translated as I Dreamt the Snow Was Burning, 1985). He has been praised by fellow writers such as Mempo Giardinelli and Ariel Dorfman and hailed by critics in Europe as well as in North and South America. His books and short stories have been translated into a dozen languages and in some cases filmed successfully. By 1992 four full-length critical books had been written about him, including one in English, as well as a flattering...

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