Juan Filloy
Illustration — Juan Filloy in 1971 Juan Filloy (1 August 1894 – 15 July 2000) was an Argentine writer. At various times, he was also a swimmer and a boxing referee. He was a polyglot, speaking seven languages.
Juan Filloy
Revista Gente y la actualidad. Año 6 numero 307. 10/06/1971. Buenos Aires, Argentina. · Public domain
- Born
- 1894. · Córdoba.
- Died
- 2000. · Córdoba.
- Nationality
- Argentina.
- Occupation
- writer, jurist, lawyer, librarian, caricaturist and judge.
- Education
- National University of Córdoba.
- Honours
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and Gran Premio de Honor de la SADE.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Illustration — Juan Filloy in 1971 Juan Filloy (1 August 1894 – 15 July 2000) was an Argentine writer. At various times, he was also a swimmer and a boxing referee. He was a polyglot, speaking seven languages.
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Life and career
Life and career
Most of his life was spent in Rio Cuarto where he served as a magistrate.
Juan Filloy studied at National University of Córdoba. The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is literature, caricature and literary activity. Distinctions recorded are Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and Gran Premio de Honor de la SADE.
Filloy was born in Córdoba. He received many honors and awards during his lifetime, including a nomination for the Nobel Prize. He wrote 55 novels, all of which were given titles with seven letters: Op Oloop, Caterva, ¡Estafen!, Aquende, La Purga, Metopas, Periplo, Balumba, Sexamor, Tal Cual and Zodíaco are among the best known. He also composed over 6,000 palindromes and coined words which have passed into general usage. He was friends with (and influenced) Julio Cortázar and Jorge Luis Borges. He was also an acquaintance of Sigmund Freud. He died of natural causes while sleeping, shortly before his 106th birthday. He often said that he wanted to live in three centuries. His burial place is in the "Cementerio San Jerónimo" in Córdoba, Argentina.
Works in English
Works in English
• Op Oloop; translated by Lisa Dillman. Dalkey Archive Press, 2009. • Caterva; translated by Brendan Riley. Dalkey Archive Press, 2015.
Works in Dutch
Works in Dutch
• Op Oloop; translated by Arie van der Wal. Afterword by Mempo Giardinelli. Coppens & Frenks, 1994. • Caterva; translated by Arie van der Wal. Coppens & Frenks, 1998
Filmography
Filmography
• Ecce Homo. Contrakultura, 2005. Directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley. Film based on the last known interview with Juan Filloy by Ana Da Costa.
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Identity
Juan Filloy is recorded as having received Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and Gran Premio de Honor de la SADE. Juan Filloy is recorded as writer, jurist, lawyer, librarian and caricaturist. Within the Encyclopedia. Connected to 1 other published record in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
Juan Filloy (1894-2000), écrivain argentin
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1894
Juan Filloy born at Córdoba.
2000
Juan Filloy died at Córdoba.
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