Marta Lynch
Marta Lynch was the pseudonym of Marta Lía Frigerio, an Argentine writer. She wrote seven novels and nine collections of short prose.
Life
Born in Buenos Aires, she studied philology at the University of Buenos Aires. She married a lawyer, Juan Manuel Lynch, with whom she had two children. She belonged to a group of female Argentine writers in the 1950s and 1960s. They wrote various best-sellers and were both popular and controversial during that time. Alberto Girri described Lynch as a writer "little less than unique among us, for her impetus and narrative dexterity and incorporating to our literature characters like Mrs. Ordóñez or Colorado Villanueva, perhaps archetypes of our means."She graduated with a degree in literature at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of Buenos Aires. She gave lectures in Europe and throughout the Americas and collaborated with La Nación. She was proclaimed one of the ten best South American storytellers.
Political activity
In November 1972, Lynch travelled in the charter that brought back Juan Perón. Her political stances changed throughout her lifetime.Death
She was terrified of the effects of aging both on the body and in the mind. In 1985, after a long battle with depression, she died by suicide in Buenos Aires.She is survived by her children the anthropologist Manuel Ramiro, the philosopher Enrique and Marta Juana Lynch. And her grandchildren, including Deborah Francisca and Maria Josefina Lynch; Maria and Juan Manuel Lynch; Maria Carelli and Juan and Catalina Poitevin, respectively.
Works
La alfombra roja NovelaAl vencedor NovelaLos cuentos tristes CuentosLa señora Ordóñez NovelaCuentos de colores – Premio Municipal – CuentosEl cruce del río NovelaUn árbol lleno de manzanas NovelaLos dedos de la mano CuentosLa penúltima versión de la Colorada Villanueva NovelaLos años de fuego CuentosInforme bajo llave NovelaNo te duermas, no me dejes CuentosWorks translated into English
- La alfombra roja, 1962
- Al vencedor, 1965
- La señora Ordonez, 1967
- El cruce del río, 1972
- Un arbol lleno de manzanas, 1974
- La penúltima Versión de la Colorado Villanueva, 1978
- Informe bajo llave, 1983