Alberto Laiseca

Alberto Jesús Laiseca (February 11, 1941 - December 22, 2016)[2] was an Argentine author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantastic literature.

Alberto Laiseca
BornAlberto Jesús Laiseca
(1941-02-11)11 February 1941
Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina[1]
Died22 December 2016(2016-12-22) (aged 75)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation
  • Writer
  • actor
  • television host
  • poet
LanguageSpanish
NationalityArgentine
Period1976–2016
Genre
Notable works
  • Su turno para morir (1976)
  • Aventuras de un novelista atonal (1982)
  • El jardín de las máquinas parlantes (1993)
  • Los sorias (1998)

Laiseca was born in Rosario, however, shortly after his birth his family relocated first to Uniquillo and later to Camilo Aldao, in the south of Cordoba Province where he lived as a young man until he moved to Santa Fe to pursue a college education. In 1964 he dropped out and went to work as a migrant agricultural worker during the harvests in Mendoza, and in other argentine provinces. Laiseca had a difficult relationship with his father a prominent medical doctor in Camilo Aldao. Laiseca was a chain-smoker. [3]

He is one of the most respected writers of his generation. He published 13 novels and numerous short stories, as well as several essays and non-fiction books. He also published a book of brief poems based on Classical Chinese poetry, Poemas chinos ("Chinese Poetry", 1987). Most of his short stories have been collected in book collections. His monumental novel Los sorias (1998) -which had remained unpublished for twenty years after its completion- is currently considered, due to its extension, as the longest novel in Argentine literature.

He achieved further popularity after appearing as the TV host for the anthology series "Cuentos de terror" (Horror Stories), for the Argentine cable television channel I.Sat. The show consisted of Laiseca narrating -with his own style and words- classical or well-known horror short stories against an empty and dark backdrop, including some of Laiseca's own short stories, such as the famous La cabeza de mi padre ("The Head of My Father").[4] He later served in a similar capacity as host of the television program "Cine de terror" (Horror Cinema), for Latin American cable television network with classic programming Retro.

Bibliography
  • Las aventuras del profesor Eusebio Filigranati (2014)
  • Las cuatro torres de babel (2013)
  • Cuentos completos (2013)
  • Cuentos de terror (2013)
  • iluSorias (2013)
  • Si, soy mala poeta pero... (2013)
  • Gracias Chanchúbelo (2013)
  • Beber en rojo (2012)
  • El artista (2011)
  • En sueños he llorado (2001)
  • El gusano máximo de la vida misma (1999)
  • Los sorias (1998)
  • El jardín de las máquinas parlantes (1993)
  • Por favor ¡plágienme! (1991)
  • La mujer en la muralla (1990)
  • La hija de Kheops (1986)
  • Poemas chinos (1987)
  • Aventuras de un novelista atonal (1982)
  • Matando enanos a garrotazos (1982)
  • Su turno para morir (1976)

References
  1. Biography of Alberto Laiseca TheBiography.us
  2. Three poems for parting Alberto Laiseca December 26, 2016 - Eterna Cadencia (in Spanish)
  3. Deliciosas perversiones polimorfas by Eduardo Montes-Bradley. A documentary film produced by Contrakultura Films with the support of the Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales. Argentina, 2003
  4. The Head of My Father (Alberto Laiseca) by Alberto Laiseca October 3, 2009 - YouTube
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