Guillermo Martínez
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Guillermo Martínez is an Argentine
novelist and short story
writer
.
Martínez was born in Bahía Blanca
, Argentina. He gained a PhD in mathematical logic
at the University of Buenos Aires
.
After his degree in Argentina, he worked for two years in a postdoctoral position at the Mathematical Institute, Oxford
. His most successful novel has been Crímenes Imperceptibles (Imperceptible Crimes) known as The Oxford Murders
, written in 2003. In the same year, he was awarded the Planeta Prize for this novel, which has been translated into a number of languages. The book has appeared as a film
in 2008, directed by Alex de la Iglesia
, and starring John Hurt
, Elijah Wood
, Leonor Watling
and Julie Cox
. Most of his articles and essays (in Spanish) can be found in his personal site http://www.guillermo-martinez.net.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
novelist and short story
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
writer
Writer
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Martínez was born in Bahía Blanca
Bahía Blanca
Bahía Blanca is a city located in the south-west of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Atlantic Ocean, and seat of government of Bahía Blanca Partido. It has a population of 274,509 inhabitants according to the...
, Argentina. He gained a PhD in mathematical logic
Mathematical logic
Mathematical logic is a subfield of mathematics with close connections to foundations of mathematics, theoretical computer science and philosophical logic. The field includes both the mathematical study of logic and the applications of formal logic to other areas of mathematics...
at the University of Buenos Aires
University of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires is the largest university in Argentina and the largest university by enrollment in Latin America. Founded on August 12, 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires, it consists of 13 faculties, 6 hospitals, 10 museums and is linked to 4 high schools: Colegio Nacional de Buenos...
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After his degree in Argentina, he worked for two years in a postdoctoral position at the Mathematical Institute, Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. His most successful novel has been Crímenes Imperceptibles (Imperceptible Crimes) known as The Oxford Murders
The Oxford Murders (novel)
The Oxford Murders is a novel by the Argentine author Guillermo Martínez, first published in 2003. There is a 2005 translation by Sonia Soto....
, written in 2003. In the same year, he was awarded the Planeta Prize for this novel, which has been translated into a number of languages. The book has appeared as a film
The Oxford Murders (film)
The Oxford Murders is a 2008 film directed by Álex de la Iglesia. This thriller film is adapted from the novel of the same name by the Argentine mathematician and writer Guillermo Martínez. The film stars Elijah Wood, John Hurt and the Spanish actress Leonor Watling.-Plot:It is 1993...
in 2008, directed by Alex de la Iglesia
Álex de la Iglesia
Alejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, film producer and former comic book artist.Most of De La Iglesia's films reached cult status due to their weird sense of humour.- Biography :...
, and starring John Hurt
John Hurt
John Vincent Hurt, CBE is an English actor, known for his leading roles as John Merrick in The Elephant Man, Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mr. Braddock in The Hit, Stephen Ward in Scandal, Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant and An Englishman in New York...
, Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood
Elijah Jordan Wood is an American actor. He made his film debut with a minor part in Back to the Future Part II , then landed a succession of larger roles that made him a critically acclaimed child actor by age 9. He is best known for his high-profile role as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's...
, Leonor Watling
Leonor Watling
Leonor Elizabeth Ceballos Watling is an award-winning Spanish film actress and singer.-Early life:Watling was born in Madrid, Spain to a Spanish father and a British mother, and has three siblings, with whom she speaks English. Her father died when she was a teenager.When she was a child, she...
and Julie Cox
Julie Cox
Julie Cox is an English-Scottish actress perhaps best known for her role as Princess Irulan in the Sci Fi Channel's 2000 Dune miniseries and its 2003 follow-up, Children of Dune....
. Most of his articles and essays (in Spanish) can be found in his personal site http://www.guillermo-martinez.net.
Books
- Vast Hell (Infierno grande, 1989) — short stories
- Regarding Roderer (Acerca de Roderer, 1993) — novel
- The Woman of the Master (La mujer del maestro, 1998) — novel
- Borges and Mathematics (Borges y las matemáticas, 2003) — essays
- The Oxford MurdersThe Oxford MurdersThe Oxford Murders may refer to:*The Oxford Murders , novel by the Argentine author Guillermo Martínez*The Oxford Murders , 2008 thriller film adapted from Guillermo Martínez's novel, directed by Álex de la Iglesia...
(Crímenes imperceptibles, 2003) — novel - The Immortality Formula (La fórmula de la inmortalidad, 2005) — essays
- The Book of Murder (La Muerte Lenta de Luciana B, 2007) — novel
- Gödel (para todos), 2009 — essay