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Juan Filloy


Born
in Córdoba, Argentina
August 01, 1894

Died
July 15, 2000

Genre
Literature & Fiction


Juan Filloy (1 August 1894 – July 15, 2000) was an Argentinian writer. At various times, he was also a swimmer and a boxing referee. He spoke seven languages. Most of his life was spent in Rio Cuarto, south of Córdoba, where he served as a judge.

He received many honors and awards during his lifetime, including a nomination for the Nobel Prize. He wrote 55 novels, all of which were given titles with seven letters: "Caterva", "¡Estafen!", "Aquende", "La Purga", "Metopas", "Periplo", "Sexamor", "Tal Cual" and "Zodíaco" are among the best known. He also composed over 6,000 palindromes and coined words which have passed into general usage.

He was friends with (and influenced) Julio Cortázar and Jorge Luis Borges. He was also an acquaintance of Si ...more

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Average rating: 3.78 · 561 ratings · 76 reviews · 28 distinct works • Similar authors
Op Oloop
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3.53 avg rating — 283 ratings — published 1934
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Caterva
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La Potra
4.33 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions
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Estafen!
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Gentuza
3.40 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions
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Los Ochoa
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Yo, Yo y Yo
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PERIPLO
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Aquende
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“It's distressing when intellect can't detect its own defects.”
― Juan Filloy, Op Oloop
tags: defects, intellect
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“Circles are absolutely vital.”
― Juan Filloy, Op Oloop
tags: circles
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“The man of method may channel all his spiritual currents towards productive ends, be relentless in his suppression of predilection and propensity, but when accident upsets the flow of his life, he finds himself drowning in a sea of tedium, hatred, and rage.”
― Juan Filloy, Op Oloop
tags: accidents, flow-of-life, habit
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