Juan Filloy

He received many honors and awards during his lifetime, including a nomination for the Nobel Prize.

He wrote 55 novels, all of which were given titles with seven letters: Op Oloop, Caterva, ¡Estafen!, Aquende, La Purga, Metopas, Periplo, Balumba, Sexamor, Tal Cual and Zodíaco are among the best known.

He also composed over 6,000 palindromes and coined words which have passed into general usage.

He was friends with (and influenced) Julio Cortázar and Jorge Luis Borges.

His burial place is in the "Cementerio San Jerónimo" in Córdoba, Argentina.