Martín Blasco
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Martín Blasco

Argentina | 1976
He studied film direction at the Cievyc center and worked in different TV programs in his country. As a scriptwriter he worked during 2015 adapting “Los siete locos”, a classical novel by Roberto Artl, to television, as part of a team of scriptwriters directed by Ricardo Piglia.
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Published by

Spanish Lo que Leo, Norma, Santillana, Uranito, Mandioca, SM, Abran Cancha, Del Naranjo, Sigmar / German Carlsen / French L’école des Loisirs / English USA HopeRoad Publishing

En la línea recta, his first juvenile novel, was selected to be part of the list The White Ravens 2007 and was published in Germany by Carlsen publishing company.

In 2012 he published the play La leyenda del calamar gigante, which received the award Destacado Alija in the play category.

His novel Los extrañamientos was again selected for The White Ravens 2012 and he also got the award Colibri Medal 2015 when it was published in Chile.

In 2015 he published the thriller La oscuridad de los colores, which was a sales success and has been chosen as the best edited novel by the Argentinan Book Commitee.

In 2021 he won the award Primer Premio Nacional de Literatura Infantil (the most important one in Argentina) with his novel En la senda del contrario.

He was also awarded the Konex Prize in the Young Readers’ category in 2024.

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Other books by the same author

Todas las tardes de Sol. Novel.  Santillana, 2017
El viento vuela cosas. Uranito, 2015
Lo que se preguntan los animales. Mandioca, 2014
El monstruo que va a comerse el mundo. SM, 2014
XVZ Plan de conquista mundial. SM, 2013
Mi nombre es Bonzi, Aldo Bonzi. Abran Cancha, 2013
La casa interminable. Del Naranjo, 2012
Colección Cósmicos. Sigmar, 2011
El bastón de plata. Norma, 2011
XVZ  Archivos Ultra secretos. SM, 2010
Vidas Piratas. Sigmar ,2010
Las monedas mágicas. Del Naranjo,  2009
El misterio de la fuente. Norma,2007