The Modern Novel

Biography

Leopoldo Brizuela was born in 1963 in La Plata. His mother was a teacher and journalist while his father worked for an oil company on oil tankers. His first stories were published when he was fourteen. He started studying literature and law at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, but did not complete his studies. He then took up singing lessons with Leda Valladares (link in Spanish) and became a singer. He then became a writer, writing a novel and a set of interviews with women singers. He continued to write and sing and also did translations from English but is now best known as a novelist. His works have not been translated into English.

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Leopoldo Brizuela
Leopoldo Brizuela (in Spanish)
Leopoldo Brizuela (in Spanish)
Interview (in Spanish)
Interview (in Spanish)