Abelardo Arias

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Abelardo Arias

Abelardo Arias (* 1918 in Córdoba , Argentina , † February 27, 1991 in Buenos Aires ) was an Argentine writer.

biography

Abelardo Arias was born in 1918 (1908 according to other sources) in Córdoba city, Argentina, although he liked to claim that he was born in San Rafael, Mendoza province. He was a writer and dramaturge and made his debut in 1942 with the novel "Álamos talados", which has autobiographical elements. He died on February 27, 1991 in Buenos Aires.

“Álamos talados” won first prize for literature in the province of Mendoza in 1942 and first prize in the city of Buenos Aires, awarded by the National Commission for Culture, and was made into a film 20 years later using the script by Arias. In 1947 “La vara de fuego” was published and in 1956 “El gran Cobarde”. Other outstanding publications included "Límite de clase" (1964), "Minotauroamor" (1966), "La viña estéril" (1969).

Abelardo Arias wrote 4 travel diaries and various plays, and he was the director of the library of the "Colegio de Escribanos de Argentina".

Works (selection)

Scripts:

Novels:

  • Aquí fronteras . Editorial Sudamericana, Buenos Aires 1976
  • Álamos talados . Editorial Sudamericana, Buenos Aires 1975 (reprint of the edition Buenos Aires 1949)
  • El gran Cobarde . 3rd ed. Editorial Sudamericana, Buenos Aires 1975
  • El, JuanFacundo . Editorial Geleria, Buenos Aires 1995, ISBN 950-556-345-0
  • Inconfidencia. El Aleijadinho . 2nd ed. Editorial Sudamericana, Buenos Aires 1980
  • Límite de clage . 7th edition. Editorial Sudamericana, Buenos Aires 1970
  • Minotauramor . Editorial Sudamericana, Buenos Aires 1966
  • Polvo y espanto . 9th edition. Editorial sudamericana, Buenos Aires 1983, ISBN 950-07-0160-X
  • La vara de fuego . 1947
  • La viña estéril . Editorial Sudamericana, Buenos Aires 1969

literature

  • Francisco F. Aldecua: Bibliohemerografía de Abelardo Arias . Ediciones Culturales de Mendoza, Mendoza 1994.
  • David W. Foster: The monstrous in two Argentine novels. Manuel Mujica Láinez '"Bomarzo", Abelardo Arias' "Minotauramor" . In: Américas , Vol. 24 (1972), No. 2, pp. 53-56
  • Victoria Pueyrredon: Abelardo Arias . In: Diess .: Mis reportajes . Editorial Lumen, Buenos Aires 2003, ISBN 987-000311-7 .
  • María del Valle Manríquez: Una nueva versión del texto sarmiento. "El, Juan Facundo" de Abelardo Arias . In: Letras de Buenos Aires , Vol. 16 (1996), No. 33, pp. 29-35

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Year of birth is disputed
personal data
SURNAME Arias, Abelardo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Argentine writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Cordoba (Argentina)
DATE OF DEATH February 27, 1991
Place of death Buenos Aires