What is Leopoldo Brizuela?
[[File:Leopoldo Brizuela.jpg|right|200px]] '''Leopoldo Brizuela''' (8 June 1963 &ndash; 14 May 2019) was an [[Argentine]] journalist, writer, poet and translator. He was born in [[La Plata]], Argentina. In 1977, he began publishing his works with the Argentine magazine ''Oeste''. His best known work was ''One night''. He studied at the [[University of Cambridge]] under the [[International Writing Program]]. He won many literary awards, including the 2012 [[Premio Alfaguara]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/ultimas_noticias/2012/03/120326_ultnot_alfaguara_brizuela_rg.shtml News]</ref> As a translator, he translated the works of American writers such as [[Henry James]], [[Flannery O'Connor]] and [[Eudora Welty]]. Brizuela was openly [[gay]].<ref>[http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/suplementos/soy/1-1597-2010-09-10.html Leopoldo Brizuela. ''La cabellera ambigua''], suplemento ''[[Soy (revista)|Soy]]'' del diario ''[[Página/12]]'', 10.09.2010; acceso 28.03.2012</ref> Brizuela died on 14 May 2019 in [[Buenos Aires]] from [[leukemia]] at the age of 55.<ref>[https://www.infobae.com/cultura/2019/05/14/murio-el-escritor-argentino-leopoldo-brizuela/ Murió el escritor argentino Leopoldo Brizuela] {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brizuela, Leopoldo}} [[Category:1963 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from leukemia]] [[Category:Argentine poets]] [[Category:Argentine journalists]] [[Category:Argentine translators]] [[Category:Gay men]] [[Category:LGBT poets]] [[Category:LGBT journalists]] [[Category:LGBT novelists]]