Rodolfo Enrique Fogwill

Rodolfo Enrique Fogwill ( born July 15, 1941 in Buenos Aires; † August 21, 2010 ) was an Argentine sociologist and writer.

Family

Fogwill came from a family of immigrants and was removed with the English writer Charles Lang Bridge Morgan (1894-1958) related.

He was the father of commercial and music video producers and director Andy Fogwill and actress Vera Fogwill.

Life

He studied at the Universidad de Buenos Aires (including sociology ), he was able to successfully complete a PhD. Following this, he was entrusted with a teaching position there; 1966 to 1973, he became a professor of sociology. Meanwhile Fogwill worked as an advertising strategist, market analyst, editor, consultant and punter.

In addition to his sociological, purely scientific issues, Fogwill created over the years an impressive oeuvre. His novel " Los pichiciegos " he sat down as one of the first writers of his country deal with the Falklands war. His literary works published Fogwill often only with Fogwill.

In September 2010, will appear as the first title of Fogwill in German on the Random House The underground battle. After specifying the Rowohlt publishing house is the work on the Falklands war, " one of the most important works of art language Spanish language in recent decades ". It first appeared in Buenos Aires in 1983 under the title Los pichiciegos.

Rodolfo Fogwill died on 21 August 2010 at the age of 69 of respiratory failure due to its cigarette consumption.

Honors

  • 2003 - Guggenheim Fellowship
  • 2004 - Premio Nacional de Literatura

Works (selection)

  • Ejercitos Imaginarios. In 1983.
  • Mis muertos punk. In 1980.
  • Muchacha punk. In 1992.
  • Música japonesa. In 1982.
  • Pájaros de la cabeza. In 1985.
  • El efecto do realidad. In 1979.
  • Las horas de citas. In 1980.
  • Partes del todo. In 1990.
  • Cantos de marineros en las Pampas.
  • La buena nueva. In 1990.
  • Una historia de amor Palida. In 1991.
  • Los pichiciegos 1983, 2nd edition, Sudamericana, Buenos Aires 1994 ISBN 978-98-71180288
  • Restos diurnos. In 1993.
  • Vivir Afuera. In 1998.
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