Washington Cucurto

Santiago Vega, better known as Washington Cucurto, is an Argentinian writer of fiction, prose and poetry. He is the self-proclaimed creator of realismo atolondrado. His writing shares tendencies of American authors like Charles Bukowski, William S. Burroughs and Henry Miller. Because of his subject matter and style, he is a cult author, especially among young readers. His work deals with negritude, poverty, homosexuality, and other fringe cultures. In 2002 he founded Eloísa Cartonera, an extremely successful non-profit publishing house specializing in handmade and affordable books from recycled materials.

Works

Zelarayán, 1996,
La máquina de hacer paraguayitos, 1999,
Veinte pungas contra un pasajero, 2003,
Hatuchay, 2005,
Como un paraguayo ebrio y celoso de su hermana, 2005,
Upepeté. Noticias del Paraguay, poetry,
El tractor, poetry,
Poeta en Nueva York, poetry,
Macanas, poetry,
El Hombre polar regresa a Stuttgart, poetry,
Cosa de negros, novella,
Noches vacías, cumbiela
Panambí, cumbiela,
Fer, cumbiela,
La luna en tus manos, story,
Las aventuras del Sr. Maíz, story,
Hasta quitarle Panamá a los yanquis, novel,
El amor es mucho más que una novela de 500 páginas, novella
El curandero del amor, novella,
1810. La revolución vivida por los negros, historical novel,
Idalina, historia de una mujer sudamericana, novella,
El Rey de la cumbia contra los fucking Estados Unidos de América, story,
Pulgas y cucarachas, story
Sexibondi, novella

Translations

Translations exist in English, German, French and Portuguese:

Some Dollars , by Jordan Lee Schnee
Die Maschine die kleine Paraguayerinnen macht, by Timo Berger
Schuhe aus Leinen, by Timo Berger
Coisas de Negros
Zelarayán, by Geneviève Orssaud