Xavier Villaurrutia Award
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Lisa Block de Behar
リサ・ブロック・デ・ベハール
Risa Burokku de Behāru
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1937-01-01 （Montevideo, Uruguay）
- Nationality
- Uruguay
- Languages
- Spanish, French, English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Montevideo, Uruguay
Career
- Occupations
- linguist, professor, literary theorist, comparative literature researcher, communication researcher
- Active Years
- 1960-2025
- Affiliations
- University of the Republic (Uruguay), Instituto de Ciencias de la Comunicacion
- Influenced By
- Jorge Luis Borges, Adolfo Bioy Casares
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instituto de Profesores Artigas | — | Literature and Languages | 卒業 | 1950年代-1960 | Uruguay |
| École des hautes études en sciences sociales | — | Literature and Linguistics | PhD | — | France |
Instituto de Profesores Artigas
Literature and Languages
Degree:
卒業
Period:
1950年代-1960
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
Uruguay
Teacher training
École des hautes études en sciences sociales
Literature and Linguistics
Degree:
PhD
Country:
France
PhD in Paris
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Xavier Villaurrutia Award | A Rhetoric of Silence | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Humboldt Research Award | — | — | Alexander von Humboldt Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Doctor Honoris Causa | — | — | Universidad de la República | 授与 |
| 2021 | Delmira Agustini medal | — | — | Ministry of Education and Culture of Uruguay | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Medal from the French Senate | — | — | French Senate | 受賞 |
| 2025 | Chevalière de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres | — | — | République française | 授与 |
Xavier Villaurrutia Award
1984
Work:
A Rhetoric of Silence
Result:
受賞
Humboldt Research Award
2002
Organization:
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Result:
受賞
Doctor Honoris Causa
2017
Organization:
Universidad de la República
Result:
授与
Delmira Agustini medal
2021
Organization:
Ministry of Education and Culture of Uruguay
Result:
受賞
Medal from the French Senate
2022
Organization:
French Senate
Result:
受賞
Chevalière de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres
2025
Organization:
République française
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Una retórica del silencio
1984 Literary TheoryFunctions of the reader and procedures of literary reading
SilenceReaderRhetoric
Translations
- English: A rhetoric of silence and other selected writings (1995)
Bibliography
- Derroteros literarios. Temas y autores que se cruzan en tierras del Uruguay (2015)
- Borges, The Passion of an Endless Quotation (2014)
- Borges, Bioy, Blanqui y las leyendas del nombre (2011)
Translations by Author
- Translation of Blanqui's L'Éternité par les astres (2000)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Semiotics-focusedHermeneuticsComparative literature
- Recurring Motifs
- Poetics of disappearanceRhetoric of discursive negativityJewish culture
Legacy
Prominent Uruguayan linguist and literary theorist, internationally known for Borges studies.
Trivia
- Uruguayan Jew
- Developed digital libraries like Anaforas