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Margarita Abella Caprile (August 5, 1901 – October 28, 1960) was an Argentine writer. Born in
Margarita Abella Caprile (August 5, 1901 – October 28, 1960) was an Argentine writer. Born in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the RÃo de la Plata, on South ...
, she was the daughter of Eduardo Abella and Margarita Caprile Mitre; and the great-granddaughter of General Bartolomé Mitre. She attended Colegio del Sagrado Corazon, Buenos Aires.
Although she worked as a journalist and wrote travel books, novels, and short stories, she is known primarily as a poet. Since 1955, she replaced Eduardo Mallea as director of the literary supplement of the newspaper ''La Nación
''La Nación'' () is an Argentine daily newspaper. As the country's leading conservative newspaper, ''La Nación''s main competitor is the more liberal '' ClarÃn''. It is regarded as a newspaper of record for Argentina.
Its motto is: "''La Na ...
'', where she worked until her death. Her contemporaries included Alfonsina Storni
Alfonsina Storni (22 May 1892 – 25 October 1938) was an Argentine poet and playwright of the modernist period.
Early life
Storni was born on May 29, 1892 in Sala Capriasca, Switzerland. Her parents were Alfonso Storni and Paola Martignoni, who ...
, Gabriela Mistral
Lucila Godoy Alcayaga (; 7 April 1889 – 10 January 1957), known by her pseudonym Gabriela Mistral (), was a Chilean poet-diplomat, educator and humanist. In 1945 she became the first Latin American author to receive a Nobel Prize in Li ...
, Delmira Agustini
Delmira Agustini (October 24, 1886 – July 6, 1914) was an Uruguayan poet of the early 20th century.
Biography
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, she began writing when she was ten and had her first book of poems published when she was still a tee ...
, and Juana de Ibarbourou
Juana Fernández Morales de Ibarbourou, also known as Juana de América, (March 8, 1892 – July 15, 1979) was a Uruguayan poet and one of the most popular poets of Spanish America. Her poetry, the earliest of which is often highly erotic, is no ...
.
Selected works
*''Ensayos'' (1917) *''Nieve'' (1919) *''Perfiles en la niebla'' (1923) *''Sonetos'' (1931) *''GeografÃas'' (1936) *''50 PoesÃas'' (1938) *''Sombras en el mar'' (1941) *''Lo miré con lágrimas'' (1950) *''El árbol derribado'' (1959)See also
*Lists of writers
The following are lists of writers:
Alphabetical indices
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References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abella Caprile, Margarita 1901 births 1960 deaths Writers from Buenos Aires Argentine women novelists Argentine women poets Argentine women journalists Argentine women short story writers 20th-century Argentine women writers 20th-century Argentine writers 20th-century Argentine novelists 20th-century Argentine poets 20th-century short story writers