Neustadt International Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2006) Winner
Claribel Alegría
クラリベル・アレグリア
Claribel Alegria
Aliases:
Clara Isabel Alegría Vides
Pen Names:
Claribel Alegría（Pseudonym used for literary works）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1924-05-12 （Estelí, Nicaragua）
- Died
- 2018-01-25 （Managua, Nicaragua） age 93
- Nationality
- Nicaraguan, Salvadoran
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Santa Ana, El Salvador — grew up there during childhood → Managua, Nicaragua — later life residence
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, essayist, journalist
- Active Years
- 1941-2018
- Influenced By
- Rainer Maria Rilke
- Influenced
- Gioconda Belli (contemporary Central American writer), Writers of the committed generation in Central America
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington University | Philosophy and Letters | — | B.A. | 1943–1948 | United States |
| Finishing school in Hammond, Louisiana | — | — | — | 1930s–1940s | United States |
George Washington University
Philosophy and Letters
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1943–1948
Year of Graduation:
1948
Country:
United States
Received B.A. in Philosophy and Letters
Finishing school in Hammond, Louisiana
Period:
1930s–1940s
Country:
United States
Attended a finishing school arranged early in her life (details unclear)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Casa de las Américas Prize (Poetry) | Sobrevivo | — | Casa de las Américas | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Neustadt International Prize for Literature | — | — | World Literature Today / University of Oklahoma | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Premio Reina Sofía de Poesía Iberoamericana | — | — | Universidad de Salamanca / Patrimonio Nacional | 受賞 |
Casa de las Américas Prize (Poetry)
1978
Work:
Sobrevivo
Organization:
Casa de las Américas
Result:
受賞
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
2006
Organization:
World Literature Today / University of Oklahoma
Result:
受賞
Premio Reina Sofía de Poesía Iberoamericana
2017
Organization:
Universidad de Salamanca / Patrimonio Nacional
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
KONS International Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2013) Winner
Works
Major Works
Anillo de silencio
1948 PoetryEarly poetry collection exploring silence and personal experience in lyric form.
silencememoryinner life
Sobrevivo
1978 PoetryCollection of poems addressing political and social themes; won the Casa de las Américas prize in 1978.
politicsresistancesurvival
Woman of the River
1989 PoetryPoems depicting women's positions and historical circumstances; also published in English translation.
women's strugglesmemoryregional history
Translations
- Woman of the River (English translation)
Thresholds / Umbrales
1996 Poetry (English translation)Poems presented in English translation, introducing central themes of her work to English-speaking readers.
transitionboundarieshistory and the personal
Bibliography
- Anillo de silencio (1948)
- Suite de amor, angustia y soledad (1950)
- Vigilias (1953)
- Acuario (1955)
- Tres cuentos (1958)
- Huésped de mi tiempo (1961)
- Vía única (1965)
- Cenizas de Izalco (1966 / republished 1989)
- Aprendizaje (1970)
- Pasaré a cobrar y otros poemas (1973)
- Sobrevivo (1978)
- La encrucijada salvadoreña (1980)
- Nicaragua: la revolución sandinista (1980)
- Flores del volcán; Suma y sigue (1981)
- No me agarran viva: la mujer salvadoreña en lucha (1983)
- Family Album / Álbum familiar (1984)
- Despierta, mi bien, despierta (1986)
- Luisa in Realityland (1987)
- Thresholds/Umbrales: Poems (1996, English translation)
- Soltando Amarras / Casting Off (2003)
Translations of Works
- Flowers from the Volcano (English translation, trans. Carolyn Forché)
- Luisa in Realityland (English translation, trans. Darwin J. Flakoll)
- Sorrow (English translation, trans. Carolyn Forché)
- Soltando Amarras / Casting Off (English translation, trans. Margaret Sayers Peden)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Plain, direct language characteristic of the Central American 'committed generation'Testimonial poetic style addressing social and political subjects
- Recurring Motifs
- exile and displacementpolitical resistancewomen's strugglesfamily and memory
Legacy
Claribel Alegría is regarded as one of the leading poets and writers of contemporary Central America, praised for linking political and social voices with poetic expression. She received major international awards such as the Neustadt and Casa de las Américas prizes and has been translated into multiple languages.
Trivia
- Full name: Clara Isabel Alegría Vides.
- Grew up in Santa Ana, El Salvador, after her father went into exile when she was an infant.
- Published first poems at age 17 and received a B.A. from George Washington University in 1948.
- Won Casa de las Américas Prize (1978), Neustadt International Prize for Literature (2006), and Premio Reina Sofía de Poesía Iberoamericana (2017).