Tardiness in literature can make me nervous.
Manuel Puig Quotes
The translator's task is to create, in his or her own language, the same tensions appearing in the original. That's hard!
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| Birth: | 28th December, 1932 |
| Death: | 22nd July, 1990 |
| Nationality: | Argentinean |
| Profession: | Author |
About
Manuel Puig was born in General Villegas. After unsuccessfully studying architecture in the Universidad de Buenos Aires, he began working as a film archivist and editor in the city of Buenos Aires and later, in Italy after winning a scholarship from the Italian Institute of Buenos Aires. Puig's dream was to become a screenwriter to write TV shows and movies.
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