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Galo René Pérez

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Galo René Pérez

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1923-04-03 (Quito)
Died
2008-06-18 (Quito) age 85
Nationality
Ecuadorian
Languages
Spanish

Career

Occupations
writer, poet, literary critic, biographer, college teacher
Active Years
1946-2008
Affiliations
House of Ecuadorian Culture (President), Ecuadorian Academy of Language (Director), Secretary of Public Education (Galo Plaza government), Secretary General of the Council of Government

Awards

Premio Eugenio Espejo
2004
Category: Literature
Organization: Consejo Nacional de Cultura
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Poemas de octubre

1946 Poetry

Un escritor entre la gloria y las borrascas: vida de Juan Montalvo

1991 Biography

Manuela Sáenz, una mujer total

1997 Biography

Bibliography

  • Desvelo y vaivén (Quito, 1949)
  • César Vallejo, poeta de América (Quito, 1952)
  • Tornaviaje (Quito, 1960)
  • Cinco rostros de la poesía: ensayos sobre Pablo Neruda, César Vallejo, Federico García Lorca, Miguel Hernández y Barba Jacob (Quito, 1960)
  • Desvelo y vaivén del navegante (Quito, 1962)
  • Rumbo a la Argentina (Quito, 1963)
  • La viviente poesía de Whitman (Guayaquil, 1966)
  • Pensamiento y literatura del Ecuador: crítica y antología (Quito, 1972)
  • Prosa escogida (Quito, 1978)
  • La novela Hispanoamericana. Historia y crítica (Quito, 1983)
  • Confesión insobornable (Quito, 1987)
  • Poemas de octubre (Quito, 1946)
  • Un escritor entre la gloria y las borrascas: vida de Juan Montalvo (Madrid, 1991)
  • Manuela Sáenz, una mujer total (Quito, 1997)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
simple and elegant style

Legacy

Lifetime dedication to Ecuadorian literature, held various positions in literary and cultural institutions, recipient of Ecuador's highest literary award, Premio Eugenio Espejo, in 2004.