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Pola Oloixarac
Writer

Pola Oloixarac

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Writing Savage Theories and the literary satire Mona.

Savage Theories · Dark Constellations

Born
13 September 1977
Birthplace
Buenos Aires

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Pola Oloixarac

Pola Oloixarac is an Argentine novelist, journalist and translator whose fiction often examines intellectual culture and power.

Early life

Studies

Studied philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires.

Career

  1. 2008

    Debut novel

    Published Savage Theories in Spanish.

  2. 2010

    International recognition

    Was selected for Granta’s Best Young Spanish-Language Novelists.

  3. 2019

    Third novel

    Published Mona.

Selected work

Savage Theories

A satirical novel of ideas.

Dark Constellations

A novel connecting technology and control.

Mona

A satire set around an international literary prize.

Beyond work

Literary editing

Helped found the bilingual Buenos Aires Review.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Cássia Afini from São Paulo, Brazil. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.