Aquiles Nazoa
Aquiles Nazoa (born May 17, 1920 in Caracas , † April 25, 1976 in a traffic accident between Caracas and Valencia) was a Marxist Venezuelan writer , poet and journalist . His humorous works, poems and commentaries were very popular.
Life
Nazoa started working when he was 12 to support his family. He earned his living as a carpenter's apprentice and with odd jobs and continued his self-taught education. In 1935 he took on an auxiliary job at a newspaper, learned typography , English and French and worked as a proofreader. From 1938 he was a tour guide at the Museo de Bellas Artes Caracas.
In 1940 he was arrested for a critical newspaper article. After his discharge he worked as a journalist for radio and newspapers, but was also active as a poet. In 1948 he received the national newspaper award for his humorous contributions. Under the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez , he had to emigrate from 1955 to 1958. After his return he ran various newspaper projects, but these failed for economic reasons or due to censorship. In the 1970s he also worked for television and with theater projects.
Works
- El transeúnte sonreído (1945)
- Cuba, de Martí a Fidel Castro (1961)
- Caracas, física y espiritual (1967)
- Humor y amor (1970)
literature
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nazoa, Aquiles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venezuelan writer, poet and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caracas |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 25, 1976 |
| Place of death | between Caracas and Valencia |