(Buenos Aires, 1939). He moved to Paris in '74 and since 1988, has divided his time between that city and Buenos Aires. Among his literary works—some with prologues by Susan Sontag and Guillermo Cabrera Infante—he counts essays, short stories and novels. As a film maker, his movies have received prizes and praise in the Jeu de Paume in Paris. Lejos de dónde (Far from Where) won the Premio de la Academía Argentina de Letras in 2011. His most recent works include: La tercera mañana (The Third Morning), Dinero para fantasmas (Money for Ghosts) and En ausencia de guerra (In the Absence of War).