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Jorge Dávila Vásquez
Jorge Dávila Vázquez is an Ecuadorian writer and critic. He was born in 1947 in Cuenca, Ecuador, Cuenca in the province of Azuay. He studied at the Universidad de Cuenca. He grew up in a literary environment, as his uncle was the poet César Dávila Andrade. He was also interested in the stage, and was involved with an experimental theatre group in his youth. He won a scholarship to study stage direction in France in 1970/71. His first book of poems, ''Nueva canción de Eurídice y Orfeo'', came out in 1975. This was followed by the experimental novel ''María Joaquina en la vida y en la muerte'' (1976) and the short story collection ''Este mundo es el camino'' (1980). Both books won the Premio Aurelio Espinosa Pólit. Other noted works include ''Los tiempos del olvido'' (1977) and ''El libro de los sueños'' (2001). In 2016, he won the Premio Nacional Eugenio Espejo in recognition of his lifelong contributions to literature. References

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Jorge is a Spanish Language, Spanish and Portuguese Language, Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' had been rarely given in Western Christendom since at least the 6th century. The popularity of the name however develops from around the 12th century, in Occitan language, Occitan in the form ''Jordi'', and it becomes popular at European courts after the publication of the ''Golden Legend'' in the 1260s. The West Iberian languages, West Iberian form ''Jorge'' is on record as the name of Jorge de Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra (1481–1550). List of people with the given name Jorge * Jorge (footballer, born 1946), Brazilian footballer * Jorge (Brazilian singer), Brazilian musician and singer, Jorge & Mateus * Jorge (Romanian singer), real name George Papagheorghe, Romanian singer, actor, TV host * Jorge B ...
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