Abel Posse
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Abel Parentini Posse, born Córdoba, Argentina
, on 7 January 1934, is an Argentine diplomat and writer. He was designated at a diplomatic mission in Venice by Alejandro Agustín Lanusse
in 1973 and hold similar offices during the following Argentine governments, both military and civilian. He was briefly considered as a possible foreign minister of Néstor Kirchner
by the beginning of his mandate in 2003, but the role was finally designated to Rafael Bielsa
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Parentini's 1983 work Los perros del paraíso won the Venezuelan Rómulo Gallegos Prize
.
Córdoba, Argentina
Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...
, on 7 January 1934, is an Argentine diplomat and writer. He was designated at a diplomatic mission in Venice by Alejandro Agustín Lanusse
Alejandro Agustín Lanusse
Alejandro Agustín Lanusse Gelly was the 38th president of the Argentine Republic between March 22, 1971 and May 25, 1973, during the penultimate military dictatorship.- Career :...
in 1973 and hold similar offices during the following Argentine governments, both military and civilian. He was briefly considered as a possible foreign minister of Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Carlos Kirchner was an Argentine politician who served as the 54th President of Argentina from 25 May 2003 until 10 December 2007. Previously, he was Governor of Santa Cruz Province since 10 December 1991. He briefly served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations ...
by the beginning of his mandate in 2003, but the role was finally designated to Rafael Bielsa
Rafael Bielsa
Rafael Antonio Bielsa Caldera is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician from Rosario, province of Santa Fe. He is the brother of former Argentina national football team coach Marcelo Bielsa; both are well-known Newell's Old Boys supporters...
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Parentini's 1983 work Los perros del paraíso won the Venezuelan Rómulo Gallegos Prize
Rómulo Gallegos Prize
The Rómulo Gallegos International Novel Prize was created on 6 August 1964 by a presidential decree enacted by Venezuelan President Raúl Leoni, in honor of the Venezuelan politician and President Rómulo Gallegos, the author of Doña Bárbara....
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Works
- Los bogavantes, 1970 (novela).
- La boca del tigre, 1971 (novela).
- Daimón, 1978 (novela).
- Momento de morir, 1979 (novela).
- Los perros del paraíso, 1983 (novela).
- Los demonios ocultos, 1987 (novela).
- La reina del Plata, 1988 (novela).
- El viajero de Agartha, 1989 (novela).
- Biblioteca esencial, 1991 (ensayo).
- El largo atardecer del caminante, 1992 (novela).
- La pasión según Eva, 1994 (novela).
- Los cuadernos de Praga, 1998 (novela).
- Argentina, el gran viraje, 2000 (ensayo).
- El inquietante día de la vida, 2001 (novela).
- El eclipse argentino. De la enfermedad colectiva al renacimiento, 2003 (ensayo).
- En letra grande, 2005 (ensayo).
- La santa locura de los argentinos, 2006 (ensayo).
- Cuando muere el hijo. Una crónica real, 2009 (novela).