Marta Lynch

Anna Hamling (University of New Brunswick, Fredericton)

Ed. by Ben Bollig, University of Oxford
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 5.1.1: Hispanic Writing and Culture of South America.
Vol. editors: Kate Averis (University of Western Australia), Ben Bollig (University of Oxford), Ceire Broderick (University College Cork), Nuala Finnegan (University College Cork), Anna Forné (Gothenburg University), Cara Levey (University College Cork), Carolina Orloff (Independent Scholar - Europe), Lori Oxford (Western Carolina University), Ailsa Peate (University of Westminster)

Dates

Born 8 Mar 1925
Died 8 Oct 1985
Activity 1967-1985

Places

Active in Argentina

Activities

Primary

Novelist
Story-writer

Other

Journalist

Resources

Lynch's Works

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A prolific novelist, short story writer, journalist and one of the foremost Argentinean literary figures of the 20th century, Marta Lynch’s narratives are known for their images of women in the social and political context of the 50s and 60s in her native Argentina. Frequently noted themes include the construction of female identity in the male-dominated country of that time. Her works contain traces of her own personal experiences.

Marta Lynch’s constant obsession in life was the fear of aging – she never revealed her date of birth. Vivacious, attractive, outspoken, wealthy, university educated and well travelled, Lynch ended her life dramatically when she shot herself at her home in the Buenos Aires suburb of Vicente López on 8 October 1985. She left a note explaining that she

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Citation: Hamling, Anna. "Marta Lynch". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 15 January 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12697, accessed 21 November 2024.]