Claudia Piñeiro
Claudia Piñeiro is an Argentine novelist and screenwriter, best known for her crime and mystery novels, most of which became best sellers in Argentina.
Biography
She was born in Burzaco, Buenos Aires province and studied at the University of Buenos Aires. She has won numerous literary prizes, among them the German for Elena Sabe and the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize for Las grietas de Jara.Six of her novels have been translated into English by Bitter Lemon Press and Charco Press, as well as adapted into feature films. Her novel Las Grietas de Jara was adapted into a movie named Dark Buildings in 2018, available on Prime Video. Her novel Elena Knows was also adapted into a film by the same name, which premiered on Netflix in 2023.
In April 2022, her novel Elena Sabe, translated into English by Frances Riddle as Elena Knows, was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize.
Works
Novels
La muerte ajena El tiempo de las moscas- * Time of the Flies, tr. Frances Riddle, Charco Press, 2024,, Catedrales Las maldiciones Una suerte pequeña
- * A Little Luck, tr. Frances Riddle, Charco Press, 2023,, Un comunista en calzoncillos Betibú.
- * Betty Boo. Bitter Lemon Press, 2016,, Las grietas de Jara
- * A Crack in the Wall. Bitter Lemon Press, 2013,, Elena sabe
- * Elena Knows, tr. Frances Riddle, Charco Press, 2021,, Tuya.,
- * All Yours, Bitter Lemon Press, 2012,, Las viudas de los jueves.,
- * Thursday Night Widows. Bitter Lemon Press, 2009,,
Theatre
Con las manos atadas, 2013 Buenos Aires: Interzona, 2013Tres viejas plumas, 2008 Buenos Aires: Interzona, 2013Morite, gordo, 2007 Buenos Aires: Interzona, 2013Verona, 2007 Buenos Aires: Interzona, 2013Un mismo árbol verde, 2006 Buenos Aires: Interzona, 2013Cuánto vale una heladera Buenos Aires: Ministerio de Educación, 2005; Interzona, 2013Obra teatral Buenos Aires: Interzona, 2013, 203 pp.Stories for children
Serafín, el escritor y la bruja.Un ladrón entre nosotros.For young readers
- ''El fantasma de las invasiones inglesas''
Awards
- Premio Clarín de Novela 2005
- Premio Pepe Carvalho de novela negra 2018
- Longlist for Barbellion Prize 2020