Orphee, Elvira (1930–)
Orphee, Elvira (1930–)
Argentinean novelist and short-story writer. Born May 29, 1930, in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina; m. Miguel Ocampo; children: 3.
A neo-realist, studied literature at University of Buenos Aires and Sorbonne; lived in France, Italy, Spain, Venezuela and Argentina; writings include Dos veranos (1956), Uno (1962), Aire tan dulce (1966), En el fondo (1969), Su demonio preferido (1973), La última conquista de El Angel (1977), Las viejas fantasiosas (1981), Ciego del cielo (1991), Basura y luna (1996), and La muerte y los desencuentros (1999).
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