The Generation '45 ( es, link=no, Generación del 45) was a group of writers, mainly from
Uruguay
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, who had a notable influence in the literary and cultural life of their country and region. Their name derives from the fact that their careers started out mainly between 1945 and 1950.
Writers
Some of the writers who belonged to this group were
Juan Carlos Onetti
Juan Carlos Onetti Borges (July 1, 1909 – May 30, 1994) was a Uruguayan novelist and author of short stories.
Early life
Onetti was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was the son of Carlos Onetti, a customs official, and Honoria Borges, who ...
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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 ...
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Mario Benedetti
Mario Orlando Hardy Hamlet Brenno Benedetti Farrugia (; 14 September 1920 – 17 May 2009), was an Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet and an integral member of the Generación del 45. Despite publishing more than 80 books and being publish ...
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Sarandy Cabrera,
Carlos Martínez Moreno
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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 ...
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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 Rí ...
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Carlos Maggi
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 ...
, Alfredo Gravina,
Mario Arregui
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Amanda Berenguer
Amanda Berenguer (1921 – July 13, 2010) was a Uruguay
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Humberto Megget,
María Inés Silva Vila,
Tola Invernizzi
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Emir Rodríguez Monegal
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, Mauricio Muller,
Ida Vitale
Ida Vitale (born 2 November 1923) is a Uruguayan poet, translator, essayist, lecturer and literary critic.
Life
She played an important role in the Uruguayan art movement known as the 'Generation of 45': Carlos Maggi, Manuel Flores Mora, Án ...
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Idea Vilariño
Idea Vilariño Romani ( Montevideo, 18 August 1920 – 28 April 2009) was a Uruguayan poet, essayist and literary critic.
She belonged to the group of intellectuals known as ''"Generación del 45."'' In this generation, there are several writer ...
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Gladys Castelvecchi,
José Pedro Díaz
José Pedro Díaz (January 12, 1921 - July 3, 2006) was a Uruguayan essayist, educator and writer.
He is remembered as a member of the '' Generation of 45'', a Uruguayan intellectual and literary movement: Carlos Maggi, Manuel Flores Mora, Á ...
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Líber Falco
Líber Falco (4 October 1906 – 10 November 1955) was a Uruguayan poet.
Biography
Born on 4 October 1906 in the neighborhood of Villa Muñoz in Montevideo, Uruguay. As a young man, he worked as a barber, salesman, clerk in a print shop and a ...
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Carlos Brandy
Carlos may refer to:
Places
;Canada
* Carlos, Alberta, a locality
;United States
* Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community
* Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County
* Carlos, Minnesota, a small city
* Carlos, West Virginia
;Elsewher ...
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María de Montserrat
María de Montserrat Albareda (August 4, 1913 – August 23, 1995) was a Uruguayan writer who was a member of Generación del 45.
Biography
Together with Paulina Medeiros, Armonía Somers, Clara Silva and Selva Márquez, Montserrat was one of ...
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Giselda Zani,
Armonía Somers
Armonía Liropeya Etchepare Locino (7 October 1914 – 1 March 1994) was a Uruguayan feminist, pedagogue, novelist and short story writer. She was sometimes referred to as Armonía Etchepare de Henestrosa or, by her pseudonym, Armonía Somer (some ...
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Juan Cunha.
Generation '45: severe critics, brilliant creation
See also
* Generation of '27
The Generation of '27 ( es, Generación del 27) was an influential group of poets that arose in Spanish literary circles between 1923 and 1927, essentially out of a shared desire to experience and work with avant-garde forms of art and poetry. ...
References
Uruguayan writers
Uruguayan literature
Literary movements
20th-century literature
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