Antonio Ungar
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Bogotá, Colombia
Antonio Ungar | |
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| Born | 1974 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Alma mater | National University of Colombia |
| Genre | Novels, short stories |
| Literary movement | Latin American post-Realism |
| Notable works | The Ears of the Wolf, Flyings Carrots, Three White Coffins |
Antonio Ungar (born Bogotá, 1974) is a Colombian writer.[1] His novels have been translated into seven languages and his short stories have been included in more than twenty anthologies in five languages.
His novel Tres ataúdes blancos was awarded the Herralde Prize in 2010,[2] and was short-listed for the Rómulo Gallegos Prize in 2011. Other prizes and distinctions include representing Colombia in the IWP Residence (2005), representing Colombia in the Granta Latin-American Anthology (2007),[3] being short-listed for the 2008 Courier International Prize (second best foreign book published in France), and being awarded the National Journalism Prize Simón Bolívar (2005).
His last two novels, Mírame (2019) and Eva y las fieras (2022), are currently being translated into French and German.
