Mario Briceño Iragorry ( Trujillo, 15 September 1897 –

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, 16 June 1958), was a Venezuelan intellectual and cultural analyst. He was also a notable writer, politician, journalist, lawyer, historian, diplomatic and teacher. He won the

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in 1948. The

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in Aragua is named for him.

Bibliography

* Horas ''Hours'' (1921) * Motivos ''Motives'' (1922) * Ventanas en la noche ''Windows in the Night'' (1925) * Lecturas Venezolanas ''Venezuelan Lectures'' (1926) * Tapices de Historia Patria ''History Homeland Tapestries'' (1933) * Temas Inconclusos ''Unfinished topics'' (1942) * Sentido y Ámbito del Congreso de Angostura ''Meaning and Scope of the Congress of Angostura'' (1943) * Relación geográfica de la Provincia de Cuyas ''Geographical relation to the Cuyas Province''(1947) * El Caballo de Ledesma ''The Horse from Ledesma'' (1951) * Trujillo * Sentido y presencia de Miranda ''Sense and Presence of Miranda'' (1950) * La Tragedia de Peñalver ''The Tragedy of Peñalver'' (1951) * Mensaje sin Destino ''Message without Destination'' (1951) * Por la ciudad hacia el mundo ''For the city to the World'' (1957) * Ideario Político ''Political Ideology'' (1958) Venezuelan male writers Male novelists 1897 births 1958 deaths Academic staff of the Central University of Venezuela 20th-century Venezuelan novelists Burials at the National Pantheon of Venezuela 20th-century male writers {{Venezuela-writer-stub