Emilio J. Pasarell (1891–1974) was a
Puerto Rican short story
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writer, novelist, essayist and historian.
Origin
Pasarell was born in
Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 1 ...
in 1891, the son of Manuel Pasarell-Mila de la Rosa (also known as Manuel Pasarell y Mila de la Rosa).
Works
Some of Pasarell's writings include:
* ''Notes of the Inauguration of the San Juan (Puerto Rico) Municipal Theater'' - A careful documentation of the history of
Teatro Tapia
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* ''Ripples on the Surface of Great Themes.''
* ''Orígenes y desarrollo de la afición teatral en Puerto Rico.'' San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editorial del Departmento de Instruccion Publica de Puerto Rico. 1970. 465 pages plus 78 laminated pages at the end of the text. - A detailed description of the life of
Antonio Paoli
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.
* ''Esculcando el Siglo XIX en Puerto Rico.'' Barcelona, Spain: Editorial Rumbos. 1967. 132 pages.
[Socorro Guirón. ''Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Historia de Ponce desde sus comienzos hasta la segunda decada del siglo XIX.'' Ponce, Puerto Rico: Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. 1992. page 361.]
* ''Conjunto Literario.'' Barcelona, Spain: Editorial Rumbos. 1963. 168 pages.
[Socorro Guirón. ''Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Historia de Ponce desde sus comienzos hasta la segunda decada del siglo XIX.'' Ponce, Puerto Rico: Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. 1992. page 701.]
* ''De la Pluma al Papel.'' Barcelona, Spain: Editorial Rumbos. 1967. 282 pages.
* ''Ensayos y Articulos.'' San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editorial Cordillera. 1968. 217 pages.
Legacy
Emilio Pasarell is recognized, along with a handful of other Ponce historians, at Ponce's
Park of Illustrious Ponce Citizens.
References
External links
Celebrating culture: Space, symbols, and tradition in Latin America and the Caribbean
See also
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List of Puerto Rican writers
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List of Puerto Ricans
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Puerto Rican literature
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1891 births
1974 deaths
20th-century Puerto Rican historians
Writers from Ponce
Historians of Puerto Rico