Jorge Bucay (born October 30, 1949) is an Argentine gestalt psychotherapist, psychodramatist and writer.
His books have sold more than 2 million copies around the world, and have been translated into more than seventeen languages.
In the course of his life, he has worked as a traveling salesman selling socks, books and sports clothing, as well as an insurance agent, taxi driver, clown, warehouseman, educator, actor, doctor on duty, host of children's parties, psychiatrist, group coordinator, radio collaborator, and television host.
His published works include: Five books constitute his series, "Hojas de Ruta" (Roadmaps): His works have become bestsellers in Mexico, Uruguay, Chile, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Spain and Greece.
In 2005, he was accused of copying the fifth part of his book, Shimriti, from a text by Mónica Cavallé,[2] though he later declared that it was "an absolutely involuntary error" while citing sources.