Mario Benedetti
Mario Benedetti's vast body of work encompasses every genre and is known worldwide. He wrote for magazines, newspapers, and various periodicals and journals in Uruguay, Argentina, and Mexico. In addition, selections of his work are represented in anthologies published in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, England, Italy, United States, Israel, Venezuela, and Spain. In addition to a full-length study of 20th century Uruguayan literature, he wass the author of more than seventy-five books and his...See more
Mario Benedetti's vast body of work encompasses every genre and is known worldwide. He wrote for magazines, newspapers, and various periodicals and journals in Uruguay, Argentina, and Mexico. In addition, selections of his work are represented in anthologies published in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, England, Italy, United States, Israel, Venezuela, and Spain. In addition to a full-length study of 20th century Uruguayan literature, he wass the author of more than seventy-five books and his work has been translated into twenty-six languages, including Braille. From 1985, he lived in Montevideo where he devoted his full time to writing. Benedetti passed away May 17, 2009. See less
