Antonio Ungar (born Bogotá, 1974) is a Colombian writer. His novels have been translated into seven languages and his short stories have been included in more than twenty anthologies in five languages. His novel Tres ataúdes blancos, was awarded in 2010 with the prestigious Herralde Prize, and was short-listed for the Rómulo Gallegos Prize in 2011. Other prizes and distinctions include representing Colombia in the IWP Residence (2005), representing Colombia in the Granta Magazine Latin-American Anthology (2007), being short listed for the 2008 Courier International Prize (second best foreign book published in France), getting the National Journalism Prize Simón Bolívar (2005). His last two novels, Mírame (2019) and Eva y las fieras (2022), are currently being translated into French and German.

Antonio Ungar
Born1974
Bogotá, Colombia
NationalityColombian
Alma materNational University of Colombia
GenreNovels, short stories
Literary movementLatin American post-Realism
Notable worksThe Ears of the Wolf, Flyings Carrots, Three White Coffins

Works edit

Short stories edit

  • Trece Circos y otros cuentos comunes (Thirteen circuses and other common tales, 2008)

Novels edit

  • Zanahorias voladoras (Flying Carrots, 2003),
  • Las orejas del lobo (The Ears of the Wolf; shortlisted for the Courier International Prize, 2005)
  • Tres ataúdes blancos (Three White Coffins; winner of the Premio Herralde); short listed for the Rómulo Gallegos Prize, 2010).
  • Mírame (Look at me, 2019)
  • Eva y las fieras (Eve and the wild animals, 2022)

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