Ernesto Sabato

The Profile

Ernesto Sabato (1911–2011) was an Argentine novelist, essayist and painter, also trained in physics. His major novels include El túnel, Sobre héroes y tumbas and Abaddón el exterminador.

Born 1911, died 2011; Argentine writer and painter; trained as a physicist before devoting himself to literature.

A single DeBaser review (rating 5) reads L'angelo dell'abisso as a late, interconnected work in Sabato's oeuvre. The reviewer highlights a realistic professor figure, references to Che Guevara, and treats science as a kind of magic that opens a "non-real" parallel. The read is appreciative and curious about South American literary currents.