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J. Rodolfo Wilcock
Writer

J. Rodolfo Wilcock

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Writing experimental fiction and poetry in Spanish and Italian.

Libro de poemas y canciones · Paseo Sentimental

Born
17 April 1919
Birthplace
Buenos Aires
Died
16 March 1978

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J. Rodolfo Wilcock

Juan Rodolfo Wilcock was an Argentine-Italian writer, critic and translator whose work crossed languages and literary forms.

Early life

Education

Qualified as a civil engineer at the University of Buenos Aires in 1943.

Career

  1. 1940

    Poetry debut

    Published Libro de poemas y canciones.

  2. 1953

    London

    Worked as a translator and BBC commentator.

  3. 1957

    Italy

    Settled permanently in Italy.

Selected work

Libro de poemas y canciones

An award-winning first collection.

Paseo Sentimental

A poetry collection recognised by the Argentine Society of Writers.

Beyond work

Engineering

Briefly worked on railway development in western Argentina before focusing on literature.

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