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BUENOS AIRES, May 11 (UPI) -- Argentinean writer and human rights activist Ernesto Sabato has died of complications from bronchitis at the age of 99, officials said. Sabato passed away April 30 in his home in Santos Lugares outside of Buenos Aires, Prensa Libre reported.
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Born in Rojas, Argentina, June 24, 1911, Sabato was greatly respected for his work, which frequently incorporated anti-authoritarian themes.
His novels include "The Tunnel" (1948), "On Heroes and Tombs" (1961) and "The Angel of Darkness" (1974).
Sabato led an investigation into crimes committed under the military dictatorship of Argentina from 1976 to 1983.
He rejected political affiliation after he had briefly been a member of the Communist Party in the 1930s.
"I don't belong to any party, I just support anything I think is good for this sickly country and denounce anything I find false, despicable, dirty, corrupt and hypocritical," he said.
His last book, "The Angel of Darkness," was named best foreign book in France in 1976, the year of its translation.
Sabato is survived by his second wife Gonzalez Fraga and his son Mario, a documentary filmmaker.
