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List Of Peruvian Writers
This is a list of Peruvian literary figures, including poets, novelists, children's writers, essayists, and scholars. * Martín Adán (1908–1985), poet * Ciro Alegría (1909–1967), indigenist novelist * Marie Arana (born 1949), Peruvian-American novelist, biographer, journalist * José María Arguedas (1911–1969), indigenist novelist and poet * Federico Barreto (1862–1929), poet * Michael Bentine (1922–1996), Anglo-Peruvian comedian * Alfredo Bryce Echenique (born 1939), novelist * Guillermo Carnero Hoke (1917–1985), writer and journalist * Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998), literary anthropologist * Gamaliel Churata (1897–1957), socialist essayist and journalist * José María Eguren (1874–1942), poet * Jorge Eduardo Eielson (1924–2006), poet * Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (c. 1539–1616), the first mestizo chronicler * Manuel González Prada (1844–1918), modernista poet * Eduardo González Viaña (born 1941), short story writer and novelist * Javier Heraud (1942 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peruvian Literature
The term Peruvian literature not only refers to literature produced in the independent Republic of Peru, but also to literature produced in the Viceroyalty of Peru during the country's colonial period, and to oral artistic forms created by diverse ethnic groups that existed in the area during the prehispanic period, such as the Quechua, the Aymara and the Chanka South American native groups. Pre-Hispanic oral tradition The artistic production of the pre-Hispanic period, especially art produced under the Incan Empire, is largely unknown. Literature produced in the central- Andean region of modern-day Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia and Chile, is thought to have been transmitted orally alone, though the quipu of the Inka and earlier Andean civilizations increasingly casts this into doubt. It consisted of two main poetic forms: ''harawis'' (from the Quechua language)--- a form of lyrical poetry---and ''hayllis''--- a form of epic poetry. Both forms described the daily life and rituals of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José María Eguren
José María Eguren Rodríguez (July 7, 1874, Lima – April 19, 1942, Lima) was a Peruvian writer. Although principally known for his poetry, Eguren was also a journalist, painter, photographer and even an inventor. Very much a post-modernist writer, notable works include ''Simbólicas'' (1911) and ''La canción de las figuras'' (1916). Biography''Obra poética. Motivos'' pp. X-XXIII. Eguren was born in Lima on July 7, 1874. His parents were Eulalia Rodríguez Hercelles and José María Eguren y Cáceda,McDonald, Roxanne. "José María Eguren." Guide To Literary Masters & Their Works (2007): 1. Literary Reference Center. Web. 25 Nov. 2016. who had him baptized on the same day of his birth in the San Sebastián parish. Due to health problems, he was weak and sick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Emma Mannarelli
María Emma Mannarelli Cavagnari (born October 11, 1954) is a Peruvian feminist writer, historian, and professor. She is the founder and coordinator of the Gender Studies Program at the National University of San Marcos (UNMSM), where she also serves as director of the School of History and coordinator of the Master's in Gender and Development Studies. Early life and education María Emma Mannarelli Cavagnari was born in Lima, Peru, October 11, 1954. She decided on her vocation within the family environment, where her grandmother proudly remembered the exploits of her father during the war with Chile. Mannarelli studied history at Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP) where she obtained a bachelor's degree with the thesis entitled "Jorge Basadre: su obra y 'La República Aristocrática'" (Jorge Basadre: his work and 'The Aristocratic Republic') (1982), graduating later. She pursued graduate studies at Columbia University (New York City), earning a master's degree in Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria Macher
Gloria Macher is a Peruvian-Canadian writer living in Montreal. Her work explores social, political, ecological and existential themes. She is considered a main proponent of the contemporary humanistic literary scene. Early life and education Macher was born in Lima, Peru and lived in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during her childhood and teenage years. She moved to Montreal, Quebec, in 1976 and spent four years in Berkeley, California before making Montreal her permanent residence. Macher graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, from McGill University and in 1982, she received a Master of Science in Economic and Social Development from the University of Montreal. From 1990 and 1993, she followed courses in Medical Anthropology at McGill University and in 2009, she received a Translation Diploma at the Linguistics Department of McGill University.García González, Francisco (2014"Entrevista con Gloria Macher" La Cultural de Montreal, Montreal, Canada.Retri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jose Luis Mejia
Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. *Jose ben Abin *Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean *Jose ben Halafta *Jose ben Jochanan *Jose ben Joezer of Zeredah *Jose ben Saul Given name Male * Jose (actor), Indian actor * Jose C. Abriol (1918–2003), Filipino priest * Jose Advincula (born 1952), Filipino Catholic Archbishop * Jose Agerre (1889–1962), Spanish writer * Jose Vasquez Aguilar (1900–1980), Filipino educator * Jose Rene Almendras (born 1960), Filipino businessman * Jose T. Almonte (born 1931), Filipino military personnel * Jose Roberto Antonio (born 1977), Filipino developer * Jose Aquino II (born 1956), Filipino politician * Jose Argumedo (born 1988), Mexican professional boxer * Jose Aristimuño, American political strategist * Jose Miguel Arroyo (born 1945), Philippine lawyer * Jose D. Aspiras (1924–1999), Fili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Carlos Mariátegui
José Carlos Mariátegui La Chira (June 14, 1894 - April 16, 1930) was a Peruvian writer, journalist, politician and Marxist–Leninist philosopher. A prolific author despite his early death, El Amauta (from Quechua: hamawt'a, "teacher", a name by which he is also known in his country) is considered one of the greatest scholars of Latin American reality, being the synthesis of his thought the 7 essays of interpretation of the Peruvian reality (1928), a reference work for the intelligentsia of the continent. He was the founder of the Peruvian Socialist Party in 1928 (which, after his death, would be renamed the Peruvian Communist Party), a political force that, according to its founding act, would have Marxism-Leninism as its axial tool, and of the General Confederation of Workers of Peru, in 1929. For the sociologist and philosopher Michael Löwy, Mariátegui is "undoubtedly the most vigorous and original Marxist thinker that Latin America has ever known". Along the same l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Jochamowitz
Luis Jochamowitz (born Lima, Perú, 1953) is a Peruvian journalist and writer. Jochamowitz has worked for the Peruvian magazines '' Variedades'' and ''Caretas''. In 1993, while Alberto Fujimori was president of Peru, he published ''Ciudadano Fujimori'' ("Citizen Fujimori"). He has also published ''El descuartizador del Hotel Comercio'' ("The Dismemberer of Hotel Comercio", 1995) and ''Vladimiro'' (2002, about Vladimiro Montesinos Vladimiro Lenin Ilich Montesinos Torres (born 20 May 1945) is a former long-standing head of Peru's intelligence service, National Intelligence Service (SIN), under President Alberto Fujimori. In the year 2000, the infamous "Vladi-videos" came ...). Jochamowitz's work also includes fiction such as ''Contra Dicciones'' ("Against Dictions") and ''Última Noticia'' ("Last News"). References 1953 births Living people Peruvian journalists Male journalists Peruvian male writers Peruvian people of Croatian descent {{Peru-journalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodolfo Hinostroza
Rodolfo Hinostroza (October 27, 1941 – November 1, 2016) was a Peruvian poet, writer, journalist, food critic and astrologer. He was born in Lima. Early life In 1962 he left Peru with a scholarship to study Philosophy and English Literature at the University San Cristobal of La Habana. There, he wrote his first poetry book "Consejero del Lobo" published by "Editorial El Puente" in 1964. Frustrated by the way the Castro régime was using the scholarship students to his political ends, he managed to leave in 1964, after a series of intense experiences on the island, and returned to Lima. Journalism He worked as a script writer in the Peruvian TV for some time and then started working in journalism, among others, and joined the reputed magazine Caretas. In 1968, he married French born Nadine Caillière, and traveled back with her to Paris, where he lived until 1984. He arrived in Paris in the midst of the 1968 student turmoil which would have a direct impact on his poetry. He work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Heraud
Javier Heraud Pérez (1942–1963) was a Peruvian poet and member of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN). In his early life he studied at Markham College and later he continued his studies at Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. In January 1963, a group led by the 21-year-old poet Javier Heraud and Alain Elías crossed through Bolivia, where they picked up weapons, and entered southern Peru. Plagued by Leishmaniasis infection however, the 15 member team decided to enter the city of Puerto Maldonado to seek out medical supplies. The local police were warned of the group's advance, and on May 15 Heraud was shot in the chest and killed while he drifted past the town in a dugout canoe A dugout canoe or simply dugout is a boat made from a hollowed tree. Other names for this type of boat are logboat and monoxylon. ''Monoxylon'' (''μονόξυλον'') (pl: ''monoxyla'') is Greek – ''mono-'' (single) + '' ξύλον xylon'' (t .... Publications * ''El río'' (1960) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo González Viaña
Eduardo González Viaña (born November 13, 1941, in Chepén, La Libertad, Peru) is a writer and professor of Spanish at Western Oregon University. González Viaña earned a doctorate in Spanish language literature from the National University of Trujillo in Peru, where he also earned a law degree. He moved to the United States in 1990 to become a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1994, he joined the faculty at Western Oregon University where he teaches Spanish language, literature and history. In 1999, González Viaña was awarded the Juan Rulfo Award for best short stories for the short piece "Siete Noches en California." His novels include ''Sarita Colonia viene volando'' (1987), ''El tiempo del amor'' (1984), ''Los sueños de América'' (2001), ''Vallejo en los infiernos'' (2008), and ''El corrido de Dante ''(2008). Publications * ''American Dreams'', Arte Público Press, 2005. (English translation by Heather Moore Cantarero) * ''Dante's Ballad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modernismo
''Modernismo'' is a literary movement that took place primarily during the end of the nineteenth and early twentieth-century in the Spanish-speaking world, best exemplified by Rubén Darío who is also known as the father of ''Modernismo''. The term ''Modernismo'' specifically refers to the literary movement that took place primarily in poetry. This literary movement began in 1888 after the publication of Rubén Darío's ''Azul...'' . It gave ''Modernismo'' a new meaning. The movement died around 1920, four years after the death of Rubén Darío. In ''Aspects of Spanish-American Literature'', the author writes (1963), “We must make art the basic element in our culture; the appreciation of beauty is a promise that we will arrive at the understanding of justice...” (pg. 35). ''Modernismo'' influences the meaning behind words and the impact of poetry on culture. ''Modernismo'', in its simplest form, is finding the beauty and advances within the language and rhythm of literary wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel González Prada
Jose Manuel de los Reyes González de Prada y Ulloa (Lima, January 5, 1844 – Lima, July 22, 1918) was a Peruvian politician and anarchist, literary critic and director of the National Library of Peru. He is well remembered as a social critic who helped develop Peruvian intellectual thought in the early twentieth century, as well as the academic style known as modernismo. He was close in spirit to Clorinda Matto de Turner whose first novel, ''Torn from the Nest'' approached political indigenismo, and to Mercedes Cabello de Carbonera, who like González Prada, practiced a positivism sui generis. Early life and literary contributions He was born on January 5, 1844, in Lima to a wealthy, conservative, Spanish family. His father was the judge and politician Francisco González de Prada Marrón y Lombrera, who served as Member of the Superior Court of Justice of Lima and Mayor of Lima. His mother was María Josefa Álvarez de Ulloa y Rodríguez de la Rosa. Due to the political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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