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Antonio di Benedetto

Born

in Mendoza, Argentina

November 02, 1922

Died

October 10, 1986

Genre

Fiction

Influences

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Antonio di Benedetto was an Argentine journalist and writer.

Di Benedetto began writing and publishing stories in his teens, inspired by the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky and Luigi Pirandello. Mundo Animal, appearing in 1952, was his first story collection and won prestigious awards. A revised version came out in 1971, but the Xenos Books translation uses the first edition to catch the youthful flavor.

Antonio di Benedetto wrote five novels, the most famous being the existential masterpiece Zama (1956). Los suicidas (The Suicides, 1969) is noteworthy for expressing his intense abhorrence of noise. Critics have compared his works to Alain Robbe-Grillet, Julio Cortázar and Ernesto Sábato.

In mid-sixties or early seventies he caused a diplomatic fau ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 6,876 ratings · 984 reviews · 46 distinct works • Similar authors

	Zama really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,055 ratings — published 1956 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Suicides by Antonio di Benedetto, Esther Allen (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.82 avg rating — 1,196 ratings — published 1969 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Silentiary by Antonio di Benedetto, Esther Allen (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Juan José Saer (Introduction) 3.85 avg rating — 975 ratings — published 1964 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cuentos completos 4.38 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trilogía: Zama / El silenciero / Los suicidas: Las novelas de la espera 4.55 avg rating — 71 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cuentos claros by Antonio di Benedetto, Fabián Lebenglik (Editor) 3.73 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nest in the Bones: Stories by Antonio di Benedetto, Martina Broner (Translator) 3.87 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1953 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aballay 3.71 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Caballo en el salitral 3.91 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1981	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prefiero la noche, prefiero el silencio 3.78 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Antonio di Benedetto (?)

“I understood that she was more candor & despair than woman. She had refused to be flesh & triumphed. She was freer than I.”
― Antonio Di Benedetto, Zama

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“Y yo la miro y siento que amo a la gente triste y silenciosa.”
― Antonio Di Benedetto, Los suicidas

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“Comenzaba la tarde, pero tanto mal me había dado aquel día que me espantaba continuarlo. Sin embargo, no se puede renunciar a vivir medio día: o el resto de la eternidad o nada.”
― Antonio Di Benedetto, Zama

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