Soriano was born in Mar del Plata, Argentina. He became a staff writer at La Opinión right from the start in 1971 when editor Jacobo Timerman founded the newspaper. La Opinión was permeated with progressive politics, and soon there was an attempt to squash the left-wing influence within the paper. After six months of not having any of his articles published, Soriano began writing a story in which a character named Osvaldo Soriano reconstructs the life of English actor Stan Laurel.
The work became his first novel, Triste, solitario y final (Sad, lonely and final), a melancholic parody set in Los Angeles with the famed fictional Philip Marlowe detective as his joint investigator. It was some months after the publication of his novel that he visited the American city, and actually stood by the grave of Stan Laurel, leaving there a copy of his book. This book set the tone for many of his other works: the use of true facts as the background of his stories, the contradictory and tortured nature of the main characters, progressive politics as key element of the stories.
Shortly after the Proceso de Reorganización Nacionalcoup d'état in Argentina in 1976, he was compelled to move tout of fear for his physical safety first to Brussels , (where he met his wife Catherine), and then to Paris, where he lived in exile until 1984. While in France he befriended Julio Cortázar, with whom he founded the short-lived experience of the monthly magazine Sin censura. After the fall of the military junta, he returned to Buenos Aires, and the publication of his books were met with large success, not only in South America but also in Italy and several other countries where his works begun to be translated and published.
In his books, Soriano succeeded in mixing his experiences as a democratic activist and as a strong critic of the violence wielded by reactionary governments with extraordinary humor. A lover of both fútbol (soccer) and cinematography, he often honored both in his work. Soriano was a known San Lorenzo fan, sharing that affiliation with the Argentinian Pope Francis.
After his death in Buenos Aires in 1997 due to a lung cancer, he was buried in the La Chacarita Cemetery in Buenos Aires. His work has since been translated into at least fifteen different languages, and has inspired film directors and producers on fiction and documentary works based on his novels and life experience.
Bibliographyedit
Triste, solitario y final (1973)
No habra más penas ni olvido (1979, in Argentina 1983)
Cuarteles de invierno (1981, in Argentina 1983)
Artistas, locos y criminales (1983)
Funny Dirty Little War (1986), translation of No habra más penas ni olvido by Nick Caistor
Rebeldes, soñadores y fugitivos (1987)
A sus plantas rendido un león (1988)
Winter Quarters (1989), translation of Cuarteles de invierno by Nick Caistor
Una sombra ya pronto serás (1990)
El ojo de la patria (1992)
Cuentos de los años felices (1993)
Shadows (1993), translation of Una sombra ya pronto serás by Alfred MacAdam
La hora sin sombra (1995)
Fútbol (1998), a compilation of football (soccer) short stories
osvaldo, soriano, january, 1943, january, 1997, argentine, journalist, writer, born, 1943, january, 1943mar, plata, argentinadiedjanuary, 1997, 1997, aged, buenos, aires, argentinaoccupation, journalist, writerspousecatherinechildrenmanuel, sorianograve, bueno. Osvaldo Soriano January 6 1943 January 29 1997 was an Argentine journalist and writer 1 Osvaldo SorianoBorn 1943 01 06 January 6 1943Mar del Plata ArgentinaDiedJanuary 29 1997 1997 01 29 aged 54 Buenos Aires ArgentinaOccupation s Journalist and writerSpouseCatherineChildrenManuel SorianoGrave at Buenos Aires Chacarita Cemetery Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 Filmography 3 1 Documentaries 4 Footnotes 5 External linksBiography editSoriano was born in Mar del Plata Argentina He became a staff writer at La Opinion right from the start in 1971 when editor Jacobo Timerman founded the newspaper La Opinion was permeated with progressive politics and soon there was an attempt to squash the left wing influence within the paper After six months of not having any of his articles published Soriano began writing a story in which a character named Osvaldo Soriano reconstructs the life of English actor Stan Laurel The work became his first novel Triste solitario y final Sad lonely and final a melancholic parody set in Los Angeles with the famed fictional Philip Marlowe detective as his joint investigator It was some months after the publication of his novel that he visited the American city and actually stood by the grave of Stan Laurel leaving there a copy of his book This book set the tone for many of his other works the use of true facts as the background of his stories the contradictory and tortured nature of the main characters progressive politics as key element of the stories Shortly after the Proceso de Reorganizacion Nacional coup d etat in Argentina in 1976 he was compelled to move tout of fear for his physical safety first to Brussels where he met his wife Catherine and then to Paris where he lived in exile until 1984 While in France he befriended Julio Cortazar with whom he founded the short lived experience of the monthly magazine Sin censura After the fall of the military junta he returned to Buenos Aires and the publication of his books were met with large success not only in South America but also in Italy and several other countries where his works begun to be translated and published In his books Soriano succeeded in mixing his experiences as a democratic activist and as a strong critic of the violence wielded by reactionary governments with extraordinary humor A lover of both futbol soccer and cinematography he often honored both in his work Soriano was a known San Lorenzo fan sharing that affiliation with the Argentinian Pope Francis After his death in Buenos Aires in 1997 due to a lung cancer he was buried in the La Chacarita Cemetery in Buenos Aires His work has since been translated into at least fifteen different languages and has inspired film directors and producers on fiction and documentary works based on his novels and life experience Bibliography editTriste solitario y final 1973 No habra mas penas ni olvido 1979 in Argentina 1983 Cuarteles de invierno 1981 in Argentina 1983 Artistas locos y criminales 1983 Funny Dirty Little War 1986 translation of No habra mas penas ni olvido by Nick Caistor Rebeldes sonadores y fugitivos 1987 A sus plantas rendido un leon 1988 Winter Quarters 1989 translation of Cuarteles de invierno by Nick Caistor Una sombra ya pronto seras 1990 El ojo de la patria 1992 Cuentos de los anos felices 1993 Shadows 1993 translation of Una sombra ya pronto seras by Alfred MacAdam La hora sin sombra 1995 Futbol 1998 a compilation of football soccer short stories Soriano un retrato Editorial Norma 2000 By Eduardo Montes BradleyFilmography editEl Penalti mas largo del mundo 2005 Il rigore piu lungo del mondo 2005 short film directed by Christian Filippella Una Sombra ya pronto seras 1994 based upon A Shadow You Soon Will Be Cuarteles de invierno 1984 Cuarteles de Invierno Dir Hector Olivera Aries Cinematografica Argentina Das Autogramm 1984 based upon Cuarteles de Invierno aka L Autographe aka The Autograph No habra mas penas ni olvido 1983 based upon Funny Dirty Little WarDir Hector Olivera Aries Cinematografica Argentina Una Mujer 1975 Documentaries edit Montes Bradley Eduardo Director 1999 Soriano 1 Feature Documentary USA Heritage Film Project a href Template Cite AV media html title Template Cite AV media cite AV media a External link in code class cs1 code title code help Footnotes edit Osvaldo Soriano at the Internet Movie Database External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Osvaldo Soriano Osvaldo Soriano at IMDb Osvaldo Soriano at Cinenacional com in Spanish archive Biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Osvaldo Soriano amp oldid 1177131799, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
