César Guardia Mayorga (
Ayacucho
Ayacucho (, qu, Ayak'uchu) is the capital city of Ayacucho Region and of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru.
During the Inca Empire and Viceroyalty of Peru periods the city was known by the name of Huamanga (Quechua: Wamanga), and it c ...
, Peru, 1906 -
Lima
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...
, 1983) was a Peruvian writer, philosopher and university professor. He has contributed to
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
literature with poetry and linguistic studies. He has also written history and philosophy books.
Life
Guardia Mayorga was born in Ayacucho, and then moved with his family to the city of
Arequipa
Arequipa (; Aymara and qu, Ariqipa) is a city and capital of province and the eponymous department of Peru. It is the seat of the Constitutional Court of Peru and often dubbed the "legal capital of Peru". It is the second most populated city ...
. In Arequipa, he attended high school and then studied Philosophy at
Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa. Later he received his Doctorate and Lawyer degree.
Legacy
In 2020, the researcher Óscar Huamán Águila received the
Casa de las Américas Prize
The Casa de las Américas Prize (''Premio Literario Casa de las Américas'') is a literary award given by the Cuban Casa de las Américas. Established in 1959, it is one of Latin America’s oldest and most prestigious literary prizes.
The award ...
for his a thesis on the work of Guardia Mayorga.
Works
* Historia contemporánea, 1937.
* Reconstruyendo el aprismo, 1945.
* Historia de la filosofía griega, 1953.
* La reforma agraria en el Perú, 1957.
* Diccionario kechwa-castellano, 1959.
* De Confucio a Mao tse tung, 1960.
* Runa simi jarawi (poemario en quechua II), 1962.
* Job el creyente y Prometeo el rebelde, 1966.
* Psicología del hombre concreto, 1967.
* Carlos Marx y Federico engels, 1968.
* Gramática kechwa, 1974.
* En el camino, 1978.
* Vida y pasión de Waman Poma de Ayala, 1979.
* Reforma Universitaria, 1949.
* ¿Es possible la existencia de una Filosofía Nacional o Latinoamericana? , 1956.
* Lenin y José Carlos Mariátegui, 1970.
* La Religión en el Tawantinsuyo (inédito).
* Prólogo en "Peruanicemos el Perú" de José Carlos Mariátegui, en 1970
References
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Quechua-language writers
Peruvian poets
People from Ayacucho Region
1906 births
1983 deaths