Jorge Asís

Jorge Cayetano Zaín Asís is an Argentine writer and politician. His literary career took off in the 1970s, when he published a daily column in Clarín, and published a number of novels that dealt with youth, sex, politics, and the everyday life of the poor and working classes in modern Argentina. While some of his books expressed sympathy for the victims of the military junta of 1976-1983, he was later also accused of having collaborated with the regime. In the 1980s he became directly involved in politics and occupied a number of positions during the government of Carlos Menem. He ran as vice-presidential candidate in 2007 on a ticket that finished 6th in the elections.