Claudia Piñeiro

Claudia Piñeiro
Born	1960
Nationality	Argentine
Genre	Crime fiction, Mystery fiction
Notable awards	Premio Femenino Singular Premio Clarín

Claudia Piñeiro (born 1960) is an Argentine novelist and screenwriter, best known for her crime and mystery novels, most of which became best sellers in Argentina. She was born in Burzaco, Buenos Aires province. She has won numerous literary prizes, among them the German  [de] for Elena Sabe and the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize for Las grietas de Jara.^[1]

Four of her novels have been translated into English, by Bitter Lemon Press.,^[2] as well as adapted into feature films.

Works[]

Novels[]

• Catedrales (Buenos Aires: Alfaguara 2020)
• Las maldiciones (Buenos Aires: Alfaguara 2017)
• Una suerte pequeña (Buenos Aires: Alfaguara 2015)
• Un comunista en calzoncillos (Buenos Aires: Alfaguara 2013)
• Betibú (Buenos Aires: Alfaguara 2011).
  • Betty Boo. Bitter Lemon Press 2016, ISBN 9781908524553, OCLC 990823752
• Las grietas de Jara (Buenos Aires: Alfaguara 2009)
  • A Crack in the Wall. Bitter Lemon Press 2013, ISBN 9781908524089, OCLC 937826896
• Elena sabe (Buenos Aires: Alfaguara 2007)
• Tuya (Buenos Aires: Colihue 2006, Alfaguara 2008). ISBN 9783125357723, OCLC 890019758
  • All Yours, Bitter Lemon Press 2012, ISBN 9781904738817, OCLC 785512951
• Las viudas de los jueves (Buenos Aires: Alfaguara 2005, 2011 Madrid: Alfaguara 2012). ISBN 9789507827150, OCLC 912629430
  • Thursday Night Widows. Bitter Lemon Press 2009, ISBN 9781904738411, OCLC 318877323

Theatre[]

• Con las manos atadas, 2013 Buenos Aires: Interzona 2013
• Tres viejas plumas, 2008 Buenos Aires: Interzona 2013
• Morite, gordo, 2007 Buenos Aires: Interzona 2013
• Verona, 2007 Buenos Aires: Interzona 2013
• Un mismo árbol verde, 2006 Buenos Aires: Interzona 2013
• Cuánto vale una heladera Buenos Aires: Ministerio de Educación 2005; Interzona 2013
• Obra teatral Buenos Aires: Interzona 2013, 203 p. (consists of all the theater plays mentioned above)

Stories for children[]

• Serafín, el escritor y la bruja (Buenos Aires: Ed. Don Bosco 2000, Alfaguara 2011, 85 p. Barcelona: Edebé 2000, 2007).
• Un ladrón entre nosotros (Bogotá: Norma 2005, 92 p.).

For young readers[]

• El fantasma de las invasiones inglesas (Buenos Aires: Norma 2010, 126 p.)

Awards[]

• Premio Clarín de Novela 2005
• Premio Pepe Carvalho de novela negra 2018

References[]