About
Silvina Ocampo (1903-1993) is a major figure in Argentine literature, known for her fantastic prose and poetry. Born in Buenos Aires into a wealthy family, she studied painting in Paris before turning to writing. Close to Jorge Luis Borges and her husband Adolfo Bioy Casares, she co-edited the foundational anthology of magical realism, Antología de la literatura fantástica (1940). Her work includes short story collections such as Viaje olvidado (1937) and La furia (1959), as well as poetry. A translator of Dickinson and Poe, she received the Gran Premio de Honor de la SADE in 1992.
* 1903-07-28 — † 1993-12-14
Major works
- Viaje olvidado (1937)short story collection
- Antología de la literatura fantástica (1940)anthology
- Autobiografía de Irene (1948)short story collection
- La furia y otros cuentos (1959)short story collection
- Los que aman, odian (1946)detective novel
Key milestones
- 1940Co-edited with Borges and Bioy Casares the Antología de la literatura fantástica.
- 1976Received a Guggenheim Fellowship.
- 1992Received the Gran Premio de Honor de la SADE.
Themes
magical realismchildhoodidentityfantasticdream
Sources: id.loc.gov · bcn.gob.ar · cambridge.org