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Efraín Jara Idrovo

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Efrain Jara Idrovo

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1926-02-26 （Cuenca, Ecuador）
Died
2018-04-08 （Cuenca, Ecuador） age 92
Nationality
Ecuadorian
Languages
Spanish
Residence History
Cuenca, Ecuador → Galapagos Islands

Career

Occupations
writer, poet, editor
Active Years
1946-2018
Affiliations
Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, The Macaw magazine

Education

Unknown
Philosophy
Degree: Bachelor of Philosophy
Country: Ecuador
Bachelor of Philosophy degree

Awards

Premio Eugenio Espejo
1999
Organization: Government of Ecuador
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Weeping for Pedro Jara

1978 Poetry

An elegy mourning the death of his son, considered one of Ecuador's greatest national poems.

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Translations
  • English translation by Dr. Cecilia Mafla-Bustamante (1998)

Bibliography

  • Carta en soledad inconsolable (1946)
  • Tránsito en la ceniza (1947)
  • Rastro de la ausencia (1948)
  • Dos poemas (1973)
  • Weeping for Pedro Jara (1978)
  • El mundo de las evidencias (1980)
  • In memoriam (1980)
  • Alguien dispone de su muerte (1988)
  • De lo superficial a lo profundo (1992)
  • Los rostros de Eros (1997)
  • El mundo de las evidencias 1945-1998 (1999)
  • Lírica ecuatoriana contemporánea (1979)
  • Poesía viva del Ecuador (1990)
  • La palabra perdurable (1991)
  • Poesía Última (2014)
  • Grandes Textos Líricos (2015)
  • Sollozo Por Pedro Jara/Weeping for Pedro Jara (2018 bilingual collector's edition)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Rich poetic expressionPhilosophical depth
Recurring Motifs
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Legacy

Renowned Ecuadorian poet, highly regarded for his elegy mourning his son.

Trivia

  • Born into a wealthy family, learned poetry from his mother.