Guillermo Saccomanno

Guillermo Saccomanno (born 1948 in Mataderos, Buenos Aires) is an Argentinian writer.

Saccomanno in 2022

Works

Film scripts

• Under Flag (Spanish: Bajo bandera) (1997), dir. Juan José Jusid
• 24 hours (Something is about to explode) (1997), dir. Luis Barone

Awards

• National Literature Prize of Argentina (2000)
• Municipal Short Story Award
• Crisis Prize for Latin American Narrative
• Club of the XIII Award
• Premio Biblioteca Breve for The Office Worker (El oficinista) (2010)
• Hammett Prize (2009) from the Gijón Black Week for 77^[1]
• Hammett Prize (2013) from the Gijón Black Week for Cámara Gesell (Gesell Dome)^[2]
• Konex Platinum Award (2014) as the best novelist of the period 2008-2010^[3]
• Alfaguara Prize (2025), for The Wind Will Arrive^[4]

References

1. https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/argentine-writer-wins-crime-novel-prize-idUSTRE56G5CV/
2. Galindo, Juan Carlos (2013-07-12). "Saccomanno, premio Hammett de novela negra en Gijón". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
3. Factory, Troop Software. "Guillermo Saccomanno | Fundación Konex". www.fundacionkonex.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-26.
4. AFP, Alfons Luna (2025-01-25). "Writer Guillermo Saccomanno wins Alfaguara Novel Prize". Buenos Aires Times. Retrieved 2025-04-26.