Claribel Alegría
Clara Isabel Alegría Vides[1] (May 12, 1924 – January 25, 2018) was a Nicaraguan poet, essayist, novelist, and journalist. She was a major voice in the literature of contemporary Central America. She wrote under the pseudonym Claribel Alegría.[2] She was awarded the 2006 Neustadt International Prize for Literature. Her first book, Anillo de Silencio (Ring of Silence) was published in 1948. She retired in 2003.
Claribel Alegría | |
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 Alegría at the 3rd annual International Poetry Festival in Granada. | |
| Born | May 12, 1924 Estelí, Nicaragua |
| Died | January 25, 2018 (aged 93) Managua, Nicaragua |
| Pen name | Claribel Alegría |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist |
| Nationality | Nicaraguan |
Alegría later lived in Managua, Nicaragua. She died on 25 January 2018, aged 93.[3]
References
- ↑ "Claribel Alegría - 1924". Escritoras de Hispanoamerica. http://redescolar.ilce.edu.mx/redescolar/memorias/escritoras_hispano01/pbclaribel.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ↑ "Claribel Alegría". Encyclopædia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9002775/Claribel-Alegria. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ↑ Muere la poeta nicaragüense Sofía Claribel Alegría (in Spanish)