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Ernesto Sábato

Ernesto Sabato
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Born (1911-06-24)June 24, 1911
Rojas, Argentina,
Died April 30, 2011(2011-04-30) (aged 99)
Santos Lugares, Argentina
Occupation Novelist and essayist, painter
Language Spanish
Nationality Argentine
Ethnicity Italian and Arbëreshë
Citizenship Argentine
Education PhD in Physics
Alma mater Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Period 1941–2004
Genre Novel, essay
Notable works El Túnel
Sobre héroes y tumbas
Abaddón el exterminador
Notable awards Legion of Honour
Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
Miguel de Cervantes Prize
Jerusalem Prize
Spouse Matilde Kusminsky Richter (1936–1998)
Children Jorge Federico Sabato
Mario Sabato

Signature "E. Sabato"

Ernesto Sabato (June 24, 1911 – April 30, 2011) was an Argentine writer, painter and physicist. According to the BBC he "won some of the most prestigious prizes in Hispanic literature" and "became very influential in the literary world throughout Latin America". Upon his death El País dubbed him the "last classic writer in Argentine literature".

Sabato was distinguished by his bald pate and brush moustache and wore tinted spectacles and open-necked shirts. He was born in Rojas, a small town in Buenos Aires Province. Sabato began his studies at the Colegio Nacional de La Plata. He then studied physics at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, where he earned a PhD. He then attended the Sorbonne in Paris and worked at the Curie Institute. After World War II, he lost interest in science and started writing.

Sabato's oeuvre includes three novels: El Túnel (1948), Sobre héroes y tumbas (1961) and Abaddón el exterminador (1974). The first of these received critical acclaim upon its publication from, among others, fellow writers Albert Camus and Thomas Mann. The second is regarded as his masterpiece, though he nearly burnt it like many of his other works. Sabato's essays cover topics as diverse as metaphysics, politics and tango. His writings led him to receive many international prizes, including the Legion of Honour (France), the Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger (France) and the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (Spain).


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