Jorge García Usta (January 13, 1960 – December 25, 2005) was a Colombian novelist, poet, essayist and journalist.

Biography

García was born in the San Jerónimo hospital of

Montería Montería () is a municipality and city located in northern Colombia and the capital of the Departments of Colombia, Department of Córdoba Department, Córdoba. The city is located away from the Caribbean sea, by the Sinú River. The city and r ...

as grandson of Syro-Lebanese immigrants, and was son of the physician José Antonio García Schotborgh and his wife Nevija Usta Zaruf, who lived in

Ciénaga de Oro Ciénaga de Oro () meaning "Golden Marsh", is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia. According to 2020 estimates, the population of Ciénaga de Oro was 60,521, with a population density of 94 persons per sq ...

. When he was three years old, his father died in Puebla, Mexico, his mother died in 1988. In 1979 he matriculated at

Universidad de Cartagena The University of Cartagena (), also called UniCartagena, is a departmental public coeducational research university based primarily in the city of Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia. The university offers education at undergraduate and postgradua ...

, where he lectured later, to study law, but soon changed to

Saint Thomas Aquinas University Saint Thomas University () is a Roman Catholic university located in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the oldest Colombian university, founded in 1580 by the Dominican Order. It has campuses in Bucaramanga, Tunja, Medellín, and Villavicencio, and offers ...

, where he did his studies of philosophy and literature. In 1989 he married Rocío García. García worked for several Colombian journals and was president of the Circle of Journalists in Cartagena ( and of the Cultural Foundation

Héctor Rojas Herazo Héctor Rojas Herazo (August 12, 1920 – April 11, 2002) was a Colombian novelist, poet, journalist and painter. Rojas was born in Tolú as son of Juan Emiro Rojas and Blance Berta Herazo. He was baptized on October 6, 1921. He started artistic ...

. In 1984 he was awarded with the national

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poetry award. Due to a cerebral disease he died in the hospital of

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.Juan Carlos Díaz M.
''Homenje a Jorge García Usta''
(Spanish), 2007.

Selected works

* ''Noticias desde la otra orilla'', poetry, 1985 * ''El libro de las crónicas'', poetry, 1989 * ''El reino errante: poemas de la migración y el mundo árabes'', poetry, 1991 * ''Monteadentro'', poetry, 1992 * ''La tribu interior'', poetry, 1995 * ''Noticias de un animal antiguo'', poetry, 2001

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia Usta, Jorge Colombian male writers 1960 births 2005 deaths People from Montería