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LATIN AMERICAN MYSTERY WRITERS
An A-to-Z Guide
EDITED BY DARRELL B. LOCKHART
GREENWOOD PRESS Westport, Connecticut • London
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Latin American mystery writers : an A-to-Z guide / edited by Darrell B. Lockhart. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-313-30554-4 (alk. paper) 1. Detective and mystery stories, Latin American—History and criticism—Dictionaries. 2. Detective and mystery stories, Latin American—Bio-bibliography—Dictionaries. 3. Authors, Latin American—Biography—Dictionaries. I. Lockhart, Darrell B. PQ7082.N7L352 2004 863'.08720998'03—dc22 2003058415 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2004 by Darrell B. Lockhart All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2003058415 ISBN: 0-313-30554-4 First published in 2004 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.greenwood.com Printed in the United States of America
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Contents
Preface Introduction: The Hard-boiled Detective Novel in Latin America by Mempo Giardinelli
viii xi
LATIN AMERICAN MYSTERY WRITERS Alvaro Abos (b. 1941) Nestor Ponce
3
Isaac Aisemberg (1918-1997) Juan Jose Delaney
5
Francisco Jose Amparan (b. 1957) Gabriel Trujillo Munoz
8
Roberto Ampuero (b. 1953) Nestor Ponce
10
Enrique Anderson Imbert (1910-2000) Darrell B. Lockhart
12
Roberto Arlt (1900-1942) Jose Alberto Bravo de Rued
a 14
Velmiro Ayala Gauna (1905-1967) Nestor Ponce
19
Vicente Battista (b. 1940) Maria Alejandra Rosarossa
21
Maria Elvira Bermudez (1916-1988) /. Patrick Dujfey
24
Rafael Bernal (1915-1972) Nestor Ponce
29
Adolfo BioyCasares (1914-1999) Daniel Altamiranda
31
Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) Daniel Altamiranda
37
Maria Angelica Bosco (b. 1917) Flora H Schiminovich44
44
Martin Caparros (b. 1957) Sylvia Saitta
48
Leonardo Castellani (1896-1980) Nestor Ponce
51
Luiz Lopes Coelho (1911-1975) Darrell B. Lockhart60
60
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VI
Hiber Conteris (b. 1933) Horacio Xaubetaaaa
62
Marco Fenevi(1920-1998)Juan Jose Delaney
65
Ramon Diaz Eterovic (b. 1956) Darrell B. Lockhart B.Lockhart
68
Alberto Edwards (1873-1932) Nestor PonceNestor Ponce
72
Enrique Fairlie Fuentes (b. 1915) Jose Alberto Bravo de Rueda 7
75
C. E. Feiling( 1961-1997) Claudia S. Hojman Conde78
78
Jose Pablo Feinmann (b. 1943) Darrell B. Lockhart
82
Rubem Fonseca (b. 1925) Hiber Conteris
85
Carlos Fuentes (b. 1928) Daniel Altamiranda
88
Mempo Giardinelli (b. 1947) Alicia Rolon
96
Antonio Helu (1900-1972) Darrell B. Lockhart
1105
Juan Hernandez Luna (b. 1962) Gabriel Trujillo Munoz
109 10
Jorge Ibargtiengoitia (1928-1983) Juan Antonio Serna
111
Miriam Laurini (b. 1947) Linda S. Zee
116
Vicente Lenero (b. 1933) Gabriel Trujillo Munoz
118 11
Sauli Lostal (dates unknown) Sylvia Saitta
111
Jorge Manzur (b. 1949) Richard Young
125
Jose Martinez de la Vega (1908-1954) Darrell B. Lockhart
1133
Juan Martini (b. 1944) Darrell B. Lockhart Leonardo Padura Fuentes (b. 1955) Jose Eduardo Gonzalez
1135 138 13
Adolfo L. Perez Zelaschi (b. 1920) Darrell B. Lockhart
142 142
Manuel Peyrou (1902-1974) Darrell B. Lockhart
144 144
Ricardo Piglia (b. 1940) Cristina Guzzo
147
Monica Ploese (b. 1962) Darrell B. Lockhart Syria Poletti (1921-1991) Flora H Schiminovich
153 153 155 155
Rafael Ramirez Heredia (b. 1942) Juan Antonio Serna
158
Bertha Recio Tenorio (b. circa 1950) Linda S. Zee
163 165 16
Victor Ronquillo (b. 1959) Gabriel Trujillo Munoz Enrique Serna (b. 1959) Gabriel Trujillo Munoz
167 170 17
Sergio Sinay (b. 1947) Nestor Ponce
172
Juan Sasturain (b. 1945) Darrell B. Lockhart
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VII
Juan Jose de Soiza Reilly (1879-1959) Maria Gabriela Mizraje
173 173
Paco Ignacio Taibo II