FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1994) Winner
Julio Ramón Ribeyro
フリオ・ラモン・リベイロ
Furiyo Ramon Ribeyro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1929-08-31 （Lima）
- Died
- 1994-12-04 （Lima） age 65
- Nationality
- Peruvian
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Lima (Santa Beatriz, Miraflores) → Paris → Madrid → Munich
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, journalist, diplomat
- Active Years
- 1948-1994
- Affiliations
- Peruvian Ambassador to UNESCO, Agence France-Presse
- Influenced
- Influenced Mario Vargas Llosa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontifical Catholic University of Peru | Faculty of Arts and Law | Literature and Law | — | 1946-1952 | Peru |
| Complutense University | — | Literature | — | 1953 | Spain |
| Sorbonne University | — | French Literature | — | 1953 | France |
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Faculty of Arts and Law
/ Literature and Law
Period:
1946-1952
Country:
Peru
Did not complete degree
Complutense University
Literature
Period:
1953
Country:
Spain
One year
Sorbonne University
French Literature
Period:
1953
Country:
France
Dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Premio Nacional de Novela | Crónica de San Gabriel | — | Peruvian Government | 受賞 |
| 1963 | Premio de Novela del diario Expreso | Los geniecillos dominicales | — | Expreso Newspaper | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Premio Nacional de Literatura | — | — | Peruvian Government | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Premio Nacional de Cultura | — | — | Peruvian Government | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Premio Juan Rulfo | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Premio Nacional de Novela
1960
Work:
Crónica de San Gabriel
Organization:
Peruvian Government
Result:
受賞
Premio de Novela del diario Expreso
1963
Work:
Los geniecillos dominicales
Organization:
Expreso Newspaper
Result:
受賞
Premio Nacional de Literatura
1983
Organization:
Peruvian Government
Result:
受賞
Premio Nacional de Cultura
1993
Organization:
Peruvian Government
Result:
受賞
Premio Juan Rulfo
1994
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Los gallinazos sin plumas
1955 Short story collectionCollection of short stories on urban issues.
povertyurban lifeirony
La palabra del mudo
1974 Short story collectionThe Word of the Mute. Comprehensive collection.
despairhumorirony
Crónica de San Gabriel
1960 NovelHis first novel.
Bibliography
- Los gallinazos sin plumas (1955)
- Cuentos de circunstancias (1958)
- Crónica de San Gabriel (1960)
- La palabra del mudo (1974)
- Sólo para fumadores (1987)
Translations of Works
- Translated into numerous languages including English
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- simple but ironic languagecomic pessimism
- Recurring Motifs
- dashed hopesaccidents befalling protagonists
Health
-
Lung cancer1973-1994Caused by smoking addiction. First operation in 1973, long treatment, ultimate cause of death.
Legacy
Peruvian master of short stories, translated into many languages, praised by Vargas Llosa.
In Popular Culture
- Dossier in University of Oklahoma literary magazine (2019)
Trivia
- Avid smoker, wrote 'Sólo para fumadores' inspired by it.
- 家庭の経済的困窮を父親の死で経験。