She remained hospitalized at the Otamendi Sanatorium after suffering a stroke. She stood out as a teacher, writer and literary critic.
The essayist, writer and journalist Beatriz Sarlo died this Tuesday at the age of 82.after stay hospitalized for three weeks in it Otamendi Sanatorium because of a stroke which had already left her with motor problems.
It was a outstanding Argentine intellectualwho knew how to stand out with different opinions during the last four decades, as a permanent analyst of social and political situations. He wrote dozens of bookswhere his essays and writings on cultural journalism stand out.
Among his most distinguished books are A peripheral modernity, from 1988Scenes from postmodern life, published in 1994and The Passion and the Exception, where it combines literary, political and cultural analysis, and which was published in 2003.
Her career led her to obtain different distinctions, such as the prestigious Kónex Platinum Award and the Pen of Honor Award from the National Academy of Journalism of Argentina.
He graduated in literature at University of Buenos Aires (UBA), where he also taught classes as a teacher. Then, he began his career linked to cultural analysis and literary criticism. It was the magazine co-founder Point of view in 1978, which was key in the intellectual resistance during the last Argentine civil-military dictatorship.
This publication was recently inherited by the critic Adrian Gorelika great friend of Sarlo who took care of her in these final years.
The last days of Beatriz Sarlo
According to them, the intellectual He was in the midst of preparing a memoirwhich originally had a publication date in March and for various reasons could not be released.
Sarlo continued to live in his historic department of the Caballito neighborhood. Recently, in March 2023, he had died the filmmaker Rafael Filipelli who was her companion during the last decades and a loss that greatly affected the writer.
He had a very rapid cycle of health deteriorationwhich precipitated in recent months leading to the stroke that caused his death. Although he had been able to leave intensive care, He suffered a decompensation that ended his life. this Tuesday morning.
Source: Ambito
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