poetic topics, identified with reality in different planes, it is evident a permanent interest and preoccupation for the political-social circumstances. He was president of the National Protecting Commission of Popular Libraries of Argentina (Conabip) from 1991 until his death. He died on May 11, 1993, in Buenos Aires. Works Novels Justo en la cruz del camino (Just in the Crossroads, 1943) Sin embargo Juan vivía (Nevertheless, Juan Lived, 1948) Para ellos la eternidad (For Them is Eternity, 1957), that was later made a movie in 1964 titled Todo sol es amargo (Every Sun is Bitter), directed by Alfredo Mathé and starring Federico Luppi, Lautaro Murúa, Héctor Alterio, Elena Cánepa and Haydée Padilla. Los muchos que no viven (The Many Who Don't Live, 1964) Nueva York-Nueva York (New York-New York, 1967) Otros verán el mar (Others Will See the Sea, 1977) Playwrights No hay piedad para Hamlet (No Mercy for Hamlet, 1948), in collaboration with Mario Trejo, Buenos Aires Municipal Award, 1957, and Florencio Sánchez National Award, 1960. Poetry 24 sonetos absolutos y dos intrascendentes (24 absolute sonnets and two intrascendental ones) (1945) Cuartetos y tercetos definitivos (Definitive Quartets and Tercets)(1947) Ella en general (She in General, 1954) Canto rodado (Rolling Stone [a play on words that can also mean Rolling Song], 1962). Sonetos (Sonnets, 1971), reedition of 24 sonetos absolutos y 2 intrascendentes and Cuartetos y Tercetos definitivos together. Short Fiction Memorias del futuro (Memories of the Future, 1966), in collaboration with Eduardo Goligorsky. Adiós al mañana (Goodbye to Tomorrow, 1967), in collaboration with Eduardo Goligorsky. Memorias del futuro (1976), book that included three stories from the previous book under the same title, and five from Adiós al mañana, with new short stories. Nuevas memorias del futuro (New Memories of the Future, 1977) Essay Vida y obra de Hegel (Life and Works of Hegel, 1973) References External links Online sources Alberto Vanasco, Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Argentina, Axxón. Konex Award 1984: Science Fiction, Alberto Vanasco, Konex Foundation. 20th-century Argentine poets 20th-century Argentine male writers Argentine male poets 1925 births 1993 deaths People from Buenos Aires International Writing Program alumni