Samanta Schweblin

Samanta Schweblin
Born1978 (age 45–46)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
OccupationWriter
LanguageSpanish
EducationFilm studies
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires
GenreShort story, novel
Notable worksDistancia de Rescate; Mouthful of Birds; Kentukis
Notable awardsNational Book Award for Translated Literature

Samanta Schweblin (born 1978) is an Argentine author currently based in Berlin, Germany.[1] She has published three collections of short stories, a novella and a novel, besides stories that have appeared in anthologies and magazines such as The New Yorker,[2] The Paris review, Granta,[3] The Drawbridge,[4] Harper’s Magazine and McSweeney’s. She has won numerous awards around the world and her books have been translated into more than forty languages and adapted for film.[5]

  1. ^ "Samanta Schweblin". Penguin Randomhouse. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. ^ ""The Size of Things"". The New Yorker. 22 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Olingiris". 25 November 2010.
  4. ^ Schweblin, Samanta. "Killing a dog". The Drawbridge. No. 13. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  5. ^ Rohter, Larry (1 October 2010). "Granta's List of Rising Literary Stars Spotlights Spanish-Language Authors". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.