Carlos Maggi (5 August 1922, Montevideo, Uruguay – 15 May 2015, Montevideo, Uruguay) was a Uruguayan lawyer, playwright, journalist and writer. Among his acquaintances he was known as "the Kid" ( es, el Pibe). He was one of the last surviving members of the '' Generation of 45'', a Uruguayan intellectual and literary movement: Juan Carlos Onetti,

Manuel Flores Mora Manuel Flores Mora (1923–1984) was a Uruguayan journalist and politician representing the Colorado Party. Background and early career A direct descendant of 19th century President Venancio Flores, Flores worked in his youth for a range of news ...

Ángel Rama Ángel A. Rama (; April 30, 1926November 27, 1983) was a Uruguayan writer, academic, and literary critic, known for his work on ''modernismo'' and for his theorization of the concept of "transculturation." Biography Born in Montevideo to Galici ...

Emir Rodríguez Monegal Emir Rodríguez Monegal (28 July 1921 – 14 November 1985), born in Uruguay, was a scholar, literary critic, and editor of Latin American literature. From 1969 to 1985, Rodríguez Monegal was professor of Latin American contemporary literatu ...

, Idea Vilariño,

Carlos Real de Azúa Carlos Real de Azúa (March 15, 1916 – July 16, 1977) was a Uruguayan lawyer, professor, essayist, sociologist and historian. Biography Real de Azúa Real was born into an old Uruguayan family, the first Real de Azúa having arrived at the R ...

, , , Mauricio Muller, José Pedro Díaz,

Amanda Berenguer Amanda Berenguer (1921 – July 13, 2010) was a Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwe ...

, , Mario Benedetti, Ida Vitale, Líber Falco, , among others.

Works

* '' Il Duce'' (2013), opera libretto, with

Mauricio Rosencof Mauricio Rosencof (born June 30, 1933) is a Uruguayan playwright, poet and journalist from Florida, Uruguay. Since 2005 he has been Director of Culture of the Municipality of Montevideo. He was a founder of the Communist Youth Union and leader ...

, music by

Federico García Vigil Federico García Vigil (5 January 1941 – 27 May 2020) was a Uruguayan composer and conductor. He was the conductor of the Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. Accordin ...

* ''1611-2011 Mutaciones y aggiornamientos en la economía y cultura del Uruguay'' (2011) * ''Artigas revelado'' (2009), with Leonardo Borges * ''La nueva historia de Artigas'' (2005), 8 volumes * ''El fin de la discusión'' (2002) * ''La guerra de Baltar'' (2001) * ''Artigas y el lejano norte'' (1999) * ''Esperando a Rodó'' (1998) * ''Los uruguayos y la bicicleta'' (1995) * ''La reforma inevitable'' (1994) * ''Amor y boda de Jorge con Giorgina'' (1992) * ''Con el uno, Ladislao'' (1992) * ''El Uruguay de la tabla rasa'' (1992) * ''Artigas y su hijo el Caciquillo'' (1991) * ''La hija de Gorbachov'' (1991) * ''El Urucray y sus ondas'' (1991) * ''Crispín amores Artigas'' (1990) * ''Un cuervo en la madrugada'' (1989) * ''Los militares, la televisión y otras razones de uso interno'' (1986) * ''El patio de la torcaza'' (1986) * ''Frutos'' (1985) * ''Para siempre y un día'' (1978) * ''Un motivo y Rancho en la noche'' (1973), on texts by * ''Nueva York A.P.: La muerte de un viajante'' (1973), about '' Death of a Salesman'' by Arthur Miller * ''El baile del cangrejo'' (1971) * ''Un motivo'' (1968) * ''El patio de la torcaza'' (1967) * ''Noticias de la aventura del hombre'' (1966) * ''El pianista y el amor (con otros)'' (1965) * ''El Uruguay y su gente'' (1963) * ''La gran viuda'' (1961) * ''La noche de los ángeles inciertos''(1960) * ''El apuntador'' (1959) * ''La biblioteca'' (1959) * ''Caracol, col, col'' (1959), con otros * ''La trastienda'' (1958) * ''Polvo enamorado'' (1951) * '' José Artigas, primer estadista de la revolución'' (1942), with

; in 1941 it obtained an award from the

University of the Republic The University of the Republic ( es, Universidad de la República, sometimes ''UdelaR'') is Uruguay's oldest public university. It is by far the country's largest university, as well as the second largest public university in South America and t ...

References

External links

Carlos Maggi, según Carlos Real de Arzúa - ''ANTOLOGÍA DEL ENSAYO URUGUAYO CONTEMPORÁNEO'', Tomo II. pp. 569-570, 1964
* ttp://www.vivencias.com.uy/2012/05/entrevista-carlos-maggi.html ''"Entrevista a Carlos Maggi"'' - En Vivencias, mayo 2012, por Andrea Calvetebr>In memoriam Carlos MaggiCarlos Maggi recorded at the Library of Congress for the Hispanic Division’s audio literary archive in 1977
1922 births Uruguayan people of Italian descent Writers from Montevideo Uruguayan journalists 20th-century Uruguayan lawyers Uruguayan dramatists and playwrights Male dramatists and playwrights 2015 deaths 20th-century dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Uruguayan male writers Recipients of the Delmira Agustini Medal {{Uruguay-law-bio-stub