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Renée Ferrer De Arréllaga
Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga (born 19 May 1944) is a contemporary Paraguayan poet and novelist. She is Secretary General of the Board of Governors of the twenty-member Academia Paraguaya de la Lengua Española. Her novel ''Los nudos del silencio'' (The knots of silence) has been translated into French, Italian, and English. On 16 December 2011, Ferrer was awarded Paraguay's National Prize for Literature (Paraguay), National Prize for Literature by President Fernando Lugo. She is married with four children. Works by Ferrer * Poetistas del Paraguay (Voces de hoy), Miguel Ángel Fernández, Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga, * Entre el ropero y el tren, Asuncion, Ediciones Alta Voz, 2004 * Itinerario del deseo (Itinerary of desire), translated by Betsy Partyka, Ediciones Alta Voz, 2002 * La colección de relojes, Asuncion, Arandura, 2001 * Renee Ferrer : poesia completa hasta el ano 2000, Asuncion, Paraguay : Arandura Editorial, 2000 * El ocaso del milenio, Asuncion, Paraguay : Edicion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. It has a population of seven million, nearly three million of whom live in the capital and largest city of Asunción, and its surrounding metro. Although one of only two landlocked countries in South America (Bolivia is the other), Paraguay has ports on the Paraguay and Paraná rivers that give exit to the Atlantic Ocean, through the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway. Spanish conquistadores arrived in 1524, and in 1537, they established the city of Asunción, the first capital of the Governorate of the Río de la Plata. During the 17th century, Paraguay was the center of Jesuit missions, where the native Guaraní people were converted to Christianity and introduced to European culture. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academia Paraguaya De La Lengua Española
The Academia Paraguaya de la Lengua Española (Spanish for ''Paraguayan Academy of Language'') is an association of academics and experts on the use of the Spanish language in Paraguay. It was founded on June 30, 1927. It is a member of the Association of Spanish Language Academies. External links Official Site (Spanish) Spanish language academies Paraguayan culture Organizations established in 1927 1927 establishments in South America {{Spanish-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Prize For Literature (Paraguay)
The National Prize for Literature (''Premio Nacional de Literatura'') is awarded biennially, in odd-numbered years, by the , to "books in the genres of poetry, narrative, essay, or theater, written in Spanish or Guaraní, by Paraguayan or foreign authors with at least five years of residence in Paraguay." It was established in 1990 by Law No. 97/90, which also created the National Prize for Science, awarded in even-numbered years. This was updated by Law No. 1149 in 1997. Its jury is composed of "five people of recognized experience, suitability, and prestige in literature". Winners receive a sum equivalent to 50 times the monthly minimum wage. , this was ₲114,466,200 (US$). List of winners * 1991: Elvio Romero * 1993: (not given) * 1995: Augusto Roa Bastos * 1997: José Luis Appleyard * 1999: Hugo Rodríguez-Alcalá * 2001: * 2003: Carlos Martínez Gamba * 2005: Rubén Bareiro Saguier * 2007: * 2009: * 2011: Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga * 2013: Alcibiades González Delva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Lugo
Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez (; born 30 May 1951) is a Paraguayan politician and laicized Catholic bishop who was President of Paraguay from 2008 to 2012. Previously he was a Roman Catholic priest and bishop, serving as Bishop of the Diocese of San Pedro from 1994 to 2005. He was elected as president in 2008, an election that ended 61 years of rule by the Colorado Party. In 2012, he was removed from office through an impeachment process that neighboring countries deemed a coup d'état. He was elected to the Senate of Paraguay in the 2013 general election. Early life He received his basic education at a religious school in Encarnación, and sold snacks on the streets."Interview with Fernando Lugo, by César Sanson for Agên ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Última Hora (Paraguay)
''Última Hora'' is a newspaper published in Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th .... It was founded in 1973, with Isaac Kostianovsky, known as "Kostia", its founding editor. Última HoraNuestra Historia/ref> Founded as an evening newspaper, it launched a morning edition in 1999, and ceased publication of the evening edition in 2002. It launched a Sunday edition in 2004, after 30 years of operating Monday-to-Saturday. The parent company ''Editorial El País'' was taken over by Antonio J. Vierci in March 2003. References Newspapers published in Paraguay {{Paraguay-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delfina Acosta
Delfina Acosta (born December 24, 1956) is a Paraguayan poet and short story writer. Acosta is a native of Asunción, and is by profession a pharmacist A pharmacist, also known as a chemist (Commonwealth English) or a druggist (North American and, archaically, Commonwealth English), is a healthcare professional who prepares, controls and distributes medicines and provides advice and instructi .... Interested in literature from youth, she began her career as a published poet when some of her verse appeared in ''Poesía itinerante'' in 1984. Among her works are several collections of poetry and of short stories. Her ''Versos de amor y de locura'' received the PEN/Edward and Lily Tuck Award for Paraguayan Literature in 2012. She has received a number of other awards for her work as well. Works * ''Poesía itinerante'' (1984) * ''Todas las voces, mujer'' (1986) * ''La cruz del colibrí'' (1993) * ''Pilares de Asunción'' (1987) * ''Versos esenciales, como homenaje al poeta chile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Paraguayan Women Novelists
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. It has a population of seven million, nearly three million of whom live in the capital and largest city of Asunción, and its surrounding metro. Although one of only two landlocked countries in South America (Bolivia is the other), Paraguay has ports on the Paraguay and Paraná rivers that give exit to the Atlantic Ocean, through the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway. Spanish conquistadores arrived in 1524, and in 1537, they established the city of Asunción, the first capital of the Governorate of the Río de la Plata. During the 17th century, Paraguay was the center of Jesuit missions, where the native Guaraní people were converted to Christianity and introduced to European culture. After the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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