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Bio

Antonio Skarmeta (1940-2024) Novelist. Antonio Skameta was born in Antofagasta, Chile, and died in Santiago, Chile.

Full Name

Antonio Skarmeta

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1940

Birth

Antonio Skarmeta was born Esteban Antonio Skarmeta Vranicic in Antofagasta, Chile, on November 7, 1940.

1966

Other Life Event

New York County: Mr. Skarmeta received a master’s degree from Columbia University in 1966.

1983

Literary Work

The Insurrection
Ediciones del Norte
0910061130 / 978-0910061131
Novel.

1985

Literary Work

I Dreamt the Snow Was Burning
0930523067 / 978-0930523060
Novel.

1985

Literary Work

Ardiente Pacienca (Burning Patience)
Pantheon
0394555767 / 978-0394555768
Novel.

1999

Literary Work

La Boda del Poeta (The Poet’s Wedding)
ARETE
8483062089 / 978-8483062081
Novel.

2000

Literary Work

The Composition
Groundwood Books
0888993900 / 978-0888993908
Children’s book.

2008

Literary Work

The Postman (Il Postino)
W. W. Norton & Company
0393330397 / 978-0393330397
Novel.

2008

Literary Work

The Dancer and the Thief
W. W. Norton & Company
0393064948 / 978-0393064940
Novel.

2013

Literary Work

The Days of the Rainbow
Other Press
1590516273 / 978-1590516270
Novel.

2014

Literary Work

A Distant Father
Other Press
1590516257 / 978-1590516256
Novel.

2023

Literary Work

The Names of the Things That Were There: Stories
Other Press
1635420768 / 978-1635420760
Stories.

2024

Death

Antonio Skarmeta died at his home in Santiago, Chile, on October 15, 2024.

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