Iosi Havilio

Iosi Havilio (born in Buenos Aires, 1974) is an Argentine author.

His first novel, Opendoor was published in Buenos Aires in 2006. The novel tells the story of a young woman that, after losing her job in Buenos Aires, finds herself drifting towards a very different pace of life in the countryside.[1][2][3] Opendoor was highly praised by influential writers and critics like Rodolfo Fogwill and Beatriz Sarlo. Sarlo commented : ‘Opendoor really surprised me, it doesn’t obey any of the laws of reading, it feels like it sprang out of nowhere.’.[4] In 2009, Opendoor was published in Spain by Caballo de Troya and in 2011 was translated to English by the London-based publisher And Other Stories.

Havilio took part of the antology Buenos Aires/Escala 1:1 (Entropía, 2008) and the Spanish edition of La Joven Guardia (Belacqua, 2009). IN 2010, Havilio published his second work, Estocolmo. The main character of Estocolmo is a gay Chilean man returning to his home country from 30 years of exile in Sweden after the 1973 coup d'état.

Work

References

  1. ^ Página/12 (2007-03-11). "Pueblo chico" (in Spanish). http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/suplementos/libros/10-2472-2007-03-15.html. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  2. ^ Appratto, Roberto (2008-07-25). "El lenguaje y la experiencia" (in Spanish). http://ns.elpais.com.uy/Suple/Cultural/08/07/25/cultural_359697.asp. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  3. ^ Schifino, Martìn. "Rutas argentinas" (in Spanish). Revista de Libro. http://www.revistadelibros.com/articulo_completo.php?art=4774. Retrieved 04/07/2011. 
  4. ^ Sarlo, Beatriz. "Sobre apellidos y adjetivos" (in Spanish). Perfil.com. http://www.perfil.com/contenidos/2007/06/03/noticia_0021.html. Retrieved 04/07/2011. 

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