Matilde Sánchez
Matilde Sánchez | |
|---|---|
 At "La Letra Argentina" in 2014 | |
| Born | 1958 (age 65–66) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Alma mater | Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer, translator |
| Children | Valentín Pauls |
Matilde Sánchez (born 1958) is an Argentine journalist, writer, and translator. Beginning in 1982 she developed a prolific career in the field of cultural journalism. She edited the Culture and Nation supplement of the newspaper Clarín,[1] as well as Ñ Magazine.
Professional career
[edit]Matilde Sánchez studied at the Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini. Her first work was a biography of Hebe de Bonafini. In 1992 she published her first novel, La ingratitud, dedicated to her father and that takes place in Berlin.[2] The subject of travel is recurrent in her work, and according to writer Silvia Hopenhayn, "appears as a fundamental experience" from her first novels.[1]
Her works have received favorable criticism from other writers, such as the Mexican Carlos Fuentes, who rated La ingratitud, El dock, and El desperdicio as particularly notable,[3] and Beatriz Sarlo, who wrote about La ingratitud: "It's a text notable for its intelligence, for the steadfast security of writing without hesitation, and for the ability to exhibit a drama of feelings with the same distance as observing a foreign city."[4] Daniel Link, in turn, described her in his personal blog as one of the best writers of her generation.[5] The writer Miguel Vitagliano opined that El dock was the best novel of the 1990s.[6]
Works
[edit]Fiction
[edit]- La ingratitud (1992). Novel originally published by Editorial A. Korn and reissued in 2011 by Editorial Mardulce.
- El Dock (1993). Novel. Editorial Planeta.
- La canción de las ciudades (1999). Travel stories published by Seix Barral.
- El desperdicio (2007). Novel. Editorial Alfaguara.
- Los daños materiales (2011). Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Argentina.
Nonfiction
[edit]- Historias de vida (1985). Biography of Hebe de Bonafini. Editorial Nuevo Extremo.
- Las reglas del secreto (1993). Annotated anthology of the work of Silvina Ocampo. Economic Culture Fund.
- Evita, imágenes de una pasión. Report. Editorial Planeta.
- Sueño rebelde. Report about Che Guevara. Editorial Icaria.
Awards and fellowships
[edit]- 1992 (1st finalist) Premio Planeta de Novela for El dock
- 1994 Guggenheim Fellowship[7]
- 2003 Knight-Wallace Fellowship (University of Michigan)[8]
Personal life
[edit]Matilde Sánchez's eldest son is the rock journalist Valentín Pauls, from her relationship with Cristian Pauls.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Música y memoria" [Music and Memory]. La Nación (in Spanish). 5 May 1999. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Chacón, Pablo E. (10 October 2011). "Una novela sobre el extrañamiento y el choque de culturas" [A Novel About Estrangement and the Clash of Cultures] (in Spanish). terra.com.ar. Télam. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ Fuentes, Carlos (28 April 2011). "Matilde Sánchez / Feria del libro" [Matilde Sánchez / Book Fair]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Sarlo, Beatriz (12 August 2011). "La inteligencia. Sobre La ingratitud, de Matilde Sánchez". Perfil (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 August 2018 – via Mardulce.
- ^ Cardona, Laura (12 June 2010). "Signos de un amor enfermo" [Signs of an Unhealthy Love]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ De Ambrosio, Martín (5 September 2004). "La muerte le sienta bien" [Death Suits Him Well]. Página/12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Matilde Sánchez". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Past Fellows: 2003-2004 Fellows". Wallace House Center for Journalists. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Un nuevo Pauls a escena" [A New Pauls on the Scene]. Clarín (in Spanish). 10 March 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
