Washington Cucurto

Santiago Vega (born in 1973 in Quilmes, Provincia de Buenos Aires), better known as Washington Cucurto, is an Argentinian writer of fiction, prose and poetry.

[2] His writing shares tendencies of American authors like Charles Bukowski, William S. Burroughs and Henry Miller.

Because of his subject matter and style, he is a cult author, especially among young readers.

In 2002 he founded Eloísa Cartonera, an extremely successful non-profit publishing house specializing in handmade and affordable books from recycled materials.

[3] Translations exist in English, German, French and (Brazilian) Portuguese: