Gabriel Casaccia Bibolini (April 20, 1907 – November 24, 1980) was a
Paraguay
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an novelist. He is considered the father of modern Paraguayan literature.
Augusto Roa Bastos
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, another notable Paraguayan novelist, is quoted as saying “Gabriel Casaccia is the founder of modern Paraguayan narrative, which gives, in good measure, a fundamental character to all of his work and, to its author, the unusual merit of having launched the genre in a country which was fictionally unknown.”
Life
Casaccia was born in
Asunción, Paraguay. He is the son of Benigno Casaccia and Margarita Bibolini, both
Italian
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immigrants.
He studied at the
Colegio Nacional de la Capital
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History
The CNC was establ ...
, one of the most prestigious public high schools in the country, and finished his Law studies at
Universidad Nacional de Asuncion
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Cassacia then started work as a journalist, writing for ''El Liberal'', ''El Diario'' and several other magazines in Asunción before devoting himself entirely to fiction. During his first 17 years as a writer he used the name "Benigno Casaccia Bibolini", until he adopted the name of "Gabriel Casaccia",
under which his best known works were produced.
Casaccia lived the majority of his life in Argentina, first in
Posadas and then
Buenos Aires
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. He married an Argentinian woman named Carmen Dora Parola.
Casaccia died in Buenos Aires, on November 24, 1980.
Works
Casaccia authored seven novels, two short stories, and a play.
Ordered chronologically, his works are:
* “Hombres y Mujeres Fantoches” (1930)
* “El Bandolero” (1932)
* “El Guajhu” (1938)
* “Mario Pareda” (1939)
* ”El Pozo” (1947)
* ”La Babosa" (1952)
* “La Llaga” (1963)
* ”Los Exiliados” (1966)
* “Los Herederos” (1975)
* “Los Huertas” (1981), which was published posthumously
References
External links
El CabildoBrief Biography of Casaccia
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1907 births
1980 deaths
Paraguayan novelists
Paraguayan male writers
Male novelists
Paraguayan people of Italian descent
Paraguayan emigrants to Argentina
People from Asunción
20th-century novelists
20th-century male writers