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Ángel Felicísimo Rojas

アンへル・フェリシシモ・ロハス

Āngeru Ferishishimo Rōhasu

Aliases: Ángel Felicísimo Ojeda Rojas
Pen Names: Ángel F RojasPen name

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1909-12-20 (Loja, Ecuador)
Died
2003-07-20 (Guayaquil, Ecuador) age 93
Nationality
Ecuadorian
Languages
Spanish
Residence History
Loja, Ecuador → Guayaquil, Ecuador

Career

Occupations
Writer, Lawyer
Active Years
1938-2003
Affiliations
Comptroller of the nation
Memberships
Socialist Party of Loja, Ecuadorian Socialist Party

Education

University of Loja
Faculty of Law
Degree: 法学士
Country: Ecuador
Studied law and was editor of the university magazine

Awards

Premio Eugenio Espejo
1997
Organization: Ecuadorian Government
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

El éxodo de Yangana

1949 Novel

His best-known novel, placing him among Ecuador's prominent authors.

Bibliography

  • Banca (Loja, 1938)
  • El éxodo de Yangana (Buenos Aires, 1949)
  • Curipamba (Loja, 1983)
  • El club de los Machorros (Loja, Inédita)
  • Un idilio bobo (Quito, 1946)
  • El busto de doña Leonor (Quito, 1997)
  • La novela ecuatoriana (México, 1948)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Literature with socialist inclinations

Legacy

Best known for his novel El éxodo de Yangana (1949), which placed him among the most prominent authors of Ecuador. Awarded the Premio Eugenio Espejo in 1997.

Trivia

  • Parents: Dr. Angel Rubén Ojeda Torres and Filomena Rojas.
  • Founded the Socialist Party of Loja in 1927.
  • Arrested and imprisoned in 1941 for socialist activities.