Who was Ernesto Sabato?
Q: Who was Ernesto Sabato?
A: Ernesto Sabato was an Argentine writer, painter and physicist. He won some of the most important prizes for writing in Spanish and was influential in the literary world of Latin America. He was also famous for investigating war crimes in Argentina.
Q: What did Sabato do as a member of the National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons?
A: As a member of the National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons, Sabato tried to find out what had happened to the 30,000 people who went missing during time of military rule from 1976 to 1983.
Q: Where and when was Sabato born?
A: Ernesto Sabato was born in Rojas, Buenos Aires Province on 24 June 1911.
Q: What did he study at university?
A: At university, Sabato studied physics and mathematics at the National University of La Plata in 1929.
Q: Where did he go after completing his PhD?
A: After completing his PhD, he went to Massachusetts Institute of Technology but returned to Argentina soon afterwards due to his concerns about Stalinism.
Q: When did he start writing books?
A: His first magazine article was published in 1941 and over the next year he wrote book reviews and translated books into Spanish. His first book, a collection of essays on morality, science and technology, was published in 1945 while his first novel came out three years later in 1948.
Q: Which one is his most famous novel ? A: Abaddón el exterminador (The Angel Of Darkness) is considered as Ernesto's most famous novel which has been translated into ten languages . It even won France's best foreign book award back in 1976 .
