Ricardo Romero

Ricardo Romero (born 1976) is an Argentine writer. He was born in Paraná, Entre Ríos, and studied at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Moving to Buenos Aires in 2002, he edited the literary magazine Oliverio from 2003 to 2006. From 2006 to 2010, he was a member of the writers' collective El Quinteto de la Muerte. Other members included Facundo Gorostiza, Federico Levín, Ignacio Molina, and Lucas "Funes" Olivera. At present, he works as editor at Gárgola Ediciones, publishing the work of Juan Sasturain among others.

Romero's debut novel Ninguna parte appeared in 2003. He has since completed a trilogy of postapocalytpic novels - El síndrome de Rasputín (2008), Los bailarines del fin del mundo (2009), El spleen de los muertos (2012). His recent book The President's Room was published in English translation by Charco Press.