Guillermo Saccomanno was born in Buenos Aires in 1948. Before becoming a novelist, he worked as a copy writer in the advertising industry and as a script writer for cartoons and other films. A prolific writer, Saccomanno is the author of numerous novels and short story collections. His novel Bajo bandera was adapted into a film by director Juan Jos. Jusid. Among Saccomanno’s many literary distinctions are: the Premio Nacional de Literatura for El buen dolor (2000); Seix Barral’s Premio Biblioteca Breve de Novela for El oficinista (2010); the Rodolfo Walsh Prize for nonfiction for Un maestro (2010); and the Dashiell Hammett Prize, won twice (for 77 in 2008 and Cámara Gesell in 2012). His work has been translated into many languages, including English, French, Italian, and Russian.