Guillermo Saccomanno

Guillermo Saccomanno
Guillermo Saccomanno
	Saccomanno in 2022
Occupations	Writer, essayist, novelist, screenwriter

Guillermo Saccomanno (born 1948 in Mataderos, Buenos Aires) is an Argentinian writer, essayist and screenwriter. His most famous novels include El oficinista (2010) and Cámara Gesell (2012). He is a regular contributor to the newspaper Página/12, where he publishes short essays, book reviews and articles on poetry.

Works

Film scripts

Under Flag (Spanish: Bajo bandera) (1997), dir. Juan José Jusid
24 hours (Something is about to explode) [es] (1997), dir. Luis Barone

Awards

National Literature Prize of Argentina [es] (2000)
Municipal Short Story Award
Crisis Prize for Latin American Narrative
Club of the XIII Award
Premio Biblioteca Breve for The Office Worker (El oficinista) (2010)
Hammett Prize (2009) from the Gijón Black Week [es] for 77
Hammett Prize (2013) from the Gijón Black Week for Cámara Gesell (Gesell Dome)
Konex Platinum Award (2014) as the best novelist of the period 2008-2010
Alfaguara Prize (2025), for The Wind Will Arrive

References

↑ Guillermo Saccomanno's list of articles Pagina/12 (in Spanish)
↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/argentine-writer-wins-crime-novel-prize-idUSTRE56G5CV/
↑ Galindo, Juan Carlos (2013-07-12). "Saccomanno, premio Hammett de novela negra en Gijón". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
↑ Factory, Troop Software. "Guillermo Saccomanno | Fundación Konex". www.fundacionkonex.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-26.
↑ AFP, Alfons Luna (2025-01-25). "Writer Guillermo Saccomanno wins Alfaguara Novel Prize". Buenos Aires Times. Retrieved 2025-04-26.

[1] Guillermo Saccomanno's list of articles Pagina/12 (in Spanish)

[Reuters_Hammett_2009-2] ttps://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/argentine-writer-wins-crime-novel-prize-idUSTRE56G5CV/

[El_Pais_Hammett_2013-3] Galindo, Juan Carlos (2013-07-12). "Saccomanno, premio Hammett de novela negra en Gijón". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2025-04-26.

[Konex_2014-4] Factory, Troop Software. "Guillermo Saccomanno | Fundación Konex". www.fundacionkonex.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-26.

[Alfaguara-5] AFP, Alfons Luna (2025-01-25). "Writer Guillermo Saccomanno wins Alfaguara Novel Prize". Buenos Aires Times. Retrieved 2025-04-26.