Sguiglia has written several novels, including
Fordlandia (1997),
Do not trust me, if your heart fails you (1999),
A handful of glory (2003),
Black Eyes (2010),
Los cuerpos y las sombras (2014) and
El miedo te come el alma (2017). Some novels have been finalists in the Dublin International Literary Award and
Grinzane-Cavour.
Fordlandia was selected one of the four best works of fiction in 2000 by
The Washington Post and was translated into Portuguese, English, Italian and German. Sguiglia was narrative jury in
Casa de las Américas (
Cuba) and Casa del Teatro (
Dominican Republic). In 2016, he was one of the seven Latin American creators who received the Fundación Jumex and
Rockefeller Foundation prize. In 2023, he published
La redención del camarada Petrov. He has also written several articles and essays on the economy and society of
Argentina, including "Agustín Tosco" (1984), "El club de los poderosos" (1991), "Infraestructura y competividad" (1997) and "Las ideologías del poder económico" (2006). In this field, he has been awarded two national awards (Arcor Foundation 1993, Roggio Foundation, 1998), and for his work in foreign affairs he was honored by the governments of
Bolivia,
Chile and
Brazil. As of 2024, he was publishing articles related to world and Argentine current affairs in widely circulated Argentine newspapers. ==Other work==