Samanta Schweblin | |
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Born | 1978 (age 45–46) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | Spanish |
Education | Film studies |
Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
Genre | Short story, novel |
Notable works | Distancia de Rescate; Mouthful of Birds; Kentukis |
Notable awards | National 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]