Adolfo Bioy Casares

1914 - 1999

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country of citizenship: Argentina

native language: Spanish

languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish

educated at: University of Buenos Aires, Instituto Libre de Segunda Enseñanza

occupation: writer, screenwriter, journalist, editor

award received: Knight of the Legion of Honour, Miguel de Cervantes Prize, Alfonso Reyes International Prize, Gran Premio de Honor de la SADE, diamond Konex award

influenced by: Jorge Luis Borges

Adolfo Bioy Casares (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðolfo ˈβjoj kaˈsaɾes]; 15 September 1914 – 8 March 1999) was an Argentine fiction writer, journalist, diarist, and translator. He was a friend and frequent collaborator with his fellow countryman Jorge Luis Borges. He is the author of the Fantastique novel The Invention of Morel. Source: Wikipedia (en)