About
Argentine poet and 2007 recipient of the prestigious Cervantes Prize in Spanish literature. His numerous literary works include Mundar (poems), Escritos urgentes (prose), and Conversaciones con Juan Gelman (literary criticism).
Before Fame
He grew up in Buenos Aires as one of three sons born to Ukrainian revolutionary Jose Gelman.
Trivia
He worked for the United Nations as a translator.
Family Life
After living in Europe for years, he settled in Mexico with his psychologist wife Mara La Madrid.
Associated With
At the age of eight, he read the work of Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky.
