Sergio Chejfec

Sergio Chejfec (28 November 1956 – 2 April 2022) was an Argentine Jewish writer. He was born in Buenos Aires in 1956. Chejfec published eighteen books, including novels, essays, short stories, and a poetry collection. From 1990 to 2005 he lived in Venezuela, where he published ''Nueva sociedad'', a journal of politics, culture and the social sciences. He most recently lived in New York City and held the position of Distinguished Writer in Residence in the M.F.A. Creative Writing program in Spanish at New York University.

His works include ''Lenta biografía'' (1990), ''Los planetas'' (1999), ''Boca de lobo'' (2000), ''Los incompletos'' (2004), ''Baroni: un viaje'' (2007), ''Mis dos mundos'' (2008), and ''La experiencia dramática'' (2012). He has been compared to Juan José Saer, which he found flattering but not accurate. His novels usually feature a slow-paced narration that interweaves a minimal plot with reflection. Memory, political violence, and Jewish-Argentine culture and history are some of the recurring themes in his work.

Chejfec's installation at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2017, "Dissemination of a Novel," was based on his novel, ''Baroni, a Journey''.

Chejfec died in New York City on 2 April 2022, at the age of 65. Provided by Wikipedia