Samanta Schweblin
Samanta Schweblin | |
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| Born | 1978 (age 46–47) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Education | Film studies |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
| Genre | Short story, novel |
| Notable works | Distancia de Rescate; Mouthful of Birds; Kentukis |
| Notable awards | National Book Award for Translated Literature |
Samanta Schweblin (born 1978) is an Argentine author currently based in Berlin, Germany. She has published three collections of short stories, a novella and a novel, besides stories that have appeared in anthologies and magazines such as The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Granta, The Drawbridge, Harper’s Magazine and McSweeney’s. She has won numerous awards around the world and her books have been translated into more than forty languages and adapted for film.