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The Juan Carlos Onetti Literary Contest (Spanish : Concurso Literario Juan Carlos Onetti) is an important literary award in Uruguay. [1]
Established in 2011, they are named after Juan Carlos Onetti, one of the most important Uruguayan fiction writers.
Mario Benedetti Farrugia, was a Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet and an integral member of the Generación del 45. Despite publishing more than 80 books and being published in twenty languages, he was not well known in the English-speaking world. In the Spanish-speaking world he is considered one of Latin America's most important writers of the latter half of the 20th century.
The culture of Uruguay is diverse in its nature since the nation's population is one of multicultural origins. Uruguay has a legacy of artistic and literary traditions, especially for its small size. The culture of Uruguay is known to be heavily European influenced, mostly by the contribution of its alternating conquerors, Spain and Portugal.
Juan Carlos Onetti Borges was a Uruguayan novelist and author of short stories.
Emir Rodríguez Monegal, born in Uruguay, was a scholar, literary critic, and editor of Latin American literature. From 1969 to 1985, Rodríguez Monegal was professor of Latin American contemporary literature at Yale University. He is usually called by his second surname Emir R. Monegal or Monegal.
Uruguayan literature has a long and eventful history.
Latin American literature consists of the oral and written literature of Latin America in several languages, particularly in Spanish, Portuguese, and the indigenous languages of the Americas. It rose to particular prominence globally during the second half of the 20th century, largely due to the international success of the style known as magical realism. As such, the region's literature is often associated solely with this style, with the 20th century literary movement known as Latin American Boom, and with its most famous exponent, Gabriel García Márquez. Latin American literature has a rich and complex tradition of literary production that dates back many centuries.
Ángel A. Rama was a Uruguayan writer, academic, and literary critic, known for his work on modernismo and for his theorization of the concept of "transculturation."
Ida Vitale is a Uruguayan poet, translator, essayist, lecturer and literary critic.
Manuel Flores Mora was a Uruguayan journalist and politician representing the Colorado Party.
José Pedro Díaz was a Uruguayan essayist, educator and writer.
Líber Falco was a Uruguayan poet.
Marcha was an influential Uruguayan weekly newspaper.
Carlos Maggi was a Uruguayan lawyer, playwright, journalist and writer. Among his acquaintances he was known as "the Kid".
Idea Vilariño Romani was a Uruguayan poet, essayist and literary critic.
The Generation '45 was a group of writers, mainly from Uruguay, who had a notable influence in the literary and cultural life of their country and region. Their name derives from the fact that their careers started out mainly between 1945 and 1950.
Uruguayans in Spain are people born in Uruguay who emigrated to Spain. As of 2022, there are over 80,000 Uruguayans living in Spain, mostly in Catalonia.
Manuel Arturo Claps was an Argentine-Uruguayan writer.
María Esther Gilio was a Uruguayan journalist, writer, biographer, and lawyer, distinguished for her contributions to newspapers of Uruguay and Argentina. She also wrote for publications in Brazil, Mexico, Spain, France, Italy, Chile, and Venezuela.
The Pit is the debut novel by Uruguayan author Juan Carlos Onetti.
Sylvia Lago Carzolio is a Uruguayan writer, teacher, and literary critic. She has made a particular focus of women's issues, addressing various conflicts that women encounter in her work.
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