Haroldo Conti’s Followers (22)

Haroldo Conti

Born

in Chacabuco, Buenos Aires province, Argentina

May 25, 1925

Died

June 05, 1976

edit data

Haroldo Pedro Conti (Chacabuco, 25 de mayo de 1925 - secuestrado y desaparecido en Buenos Aires el 5 de mayo de 1976) fue un escritor y docente argentino, considerado uno de los más destacados de la generación del sesenta, junto con Rodolfo Walsh, Antonio Di Benedetto, Héctor Tizón y Juan José Saer. En 1975 fue galardonado con el Premio Casa de las Américas por su novela Mascaró el cazador americano.

Conti became a secondary-school teacher of Latin, but his passion was for writing, especially for the cinema, and considered putting aside fiction for this at one stage; South-East was first conceived as a cinematic script, and film directors have brought other of his literary work to the screen, taking advantage of its preference for visual str Haroldo Pedro Conti (Chacabuco, 25 de mayo de 1925 - secuestrado y desaparecido en Buenos Aires el 5 de mayo de 1976) fue un escritor y docente argentino, considerado uno de los más destacados de la generación del sesenta, junto con Rodolfo Walsh, Antonio Di Benedetto, Héctor Tizón y Juan José Saer. En 1975 fue galardonado con el Premio Casa de las Américas por su novela Mascaró el cazador americano.

Conti became a secondary-school teacher of Latin, but his passion was for writing, especially for the cinema, and considered putting aside fiction for this at one stage; South-East was first conceived as a cinematic script, and film directors have brought other of his literary work to the screen, taking advantage of its preference for visual strength in the narrative.

Each of Conti’s four novels was awarded a literary prize, culminating in the prestigious Casa de las Américas prize for his last novel, Mascaró, el cazador americano [Mascaró, the American Hunter] (1975). To date, only South-East appears in English translation. Conti also wrote short stories.

Politics forces its way into the story of Conti’s life, but his political instinct was an expression of his interest in ordinary folk: to men as individuals, not to man in the abstract. Conti’s interest in the lives of others wasn’t merely intellectual: he became a keen fisherman, and decided to build a boat; he spent a lot of time with an otter-hunter at one point – and all of this investigation went into his writing, of which South-East was the first important published expression.

Political repression in Argentina intensified following the military coup of March 1976, and Conti was warned by someone with links to the military that his life was in danger. But he decided against exile, and offered his home in the capital as a place of refuge for others under threat of kidnap and murder. Until he was taken from the streets in the early hours of May 5 1976, and is since then listed amongst the many thousands of the "disappeared". ...more

Combine Editions
Haroldo Conti’s books

Average rating: 3.83 · 527 ratings · 75 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sudeste 3.71 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 1962 — 8 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
	Mascaró, el cazador americano really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1975 — 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
	La balada del álamo carolina 3.95 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1975 — 8 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
	Alrededor de la jaula 3.87 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1984 — 5 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
	Con otra gente 3.71 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1967 — 5 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
	En vida 3.85 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1971 — 7 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
	La balada del álamo carolina, Tomo I (La balada del álamo carolina, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1975	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
	La balada del álamo carolina, Tomo II (La balada del álamo carolina, #2) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1992	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
	Perdido 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1972	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
	10 cuentos esenciales really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 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

More books by Haroldo Conti…

Series by Haroldo Conti

La balada del Álamo Carolina (1 book)
by

Haroldo Conti

4.04 avg rating — 77 ratings

Quotes by Haroldo Conti (?)

“هذه هي الشيخوخه, ذاكرة خضراء”
― Haroldo Conti

0 likes

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Challenge: 50 Books: Lauli's 50 books for 2016	48	32	Dec 30, 2016 04:51AM
Around the World ...: Lauli Frequent Flyer 2016	23	58	Dec 30, 2016 04:54AM
Libri dal mondo: Argentina: autori	3	43	Oct 26, 2018 03:28AM
Ladies & Literature: Around the World Reading Challenge!	825	251	Mar 24, 2020 06:14AM
Colosseum. Sfide ...: Giro del mondo - Viaggio nel viaggio 4: Oceania	88	32	Feb 17, 2025 01:04AM
Colosseum. Sfide ...: Giro del mondo	543	95	Jun 11, 2025 06:25AM

More…

Haroldo Conti’s Followers (22)

Haroldo Conti

Combine EditionsHaroldo Conti’s books

Series by Haroldo Conti

Topics Mentioning This Author

Combine Editions
Haroldo Conti’s books