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Also Known As Ernesto Roque Sábato
Born June 24, 1911 • Argentina
Died April 30, 2011 (aged 99) • Buenos Aires • Argentina
Awards And Honors Cervantes Prize (1984)
Notable Works “El caso Sabato” • “El otro rostro del peronísmo” • “Heterodoxia” • “Hombres y engranajes” • “Nunca más” • “On Heroes and Tombs” • “The Angel of Darkness” • “The Outsider” • “Tres aproximaciones a la literatura de nuestro tiempo” • “Uno y el universo”

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