Augusto Céspedes
Augusto Céspedes (born February 6, 1904 in Cochabamba , † May 9, 1997 in La Paz ) was a Bolivian writer and politician.
Life
Céspedes worked as a lawyer and journalist. As an officer in the reserve, he was involved in the Chaco War on the Bolivian side from 1932 to 1935 . He was one of the founders of the National Revolutionary Movement in Bolivia . From 1964 he was temporarily the Bolivian ambassador to France .
As a writer he has published historical treatises, short stories and novels. His books on exploitation in the mines ("devil's metal") and the more than 80,000 Bolivian victims of the Chaco War were among others. a. translated into German.
Works (selection)
- Sangre de Mestizos , short stories, 1936
- Devil metal Metal del diablo , 1956
- El dictador suicida , 1968
- Trópico enamorado , novel, 1968
- El presidente colgado , Roman, 1971
literature
- Céspedes, Augusto in Modern Latin American Prose , Verlag Volk und Welt Berlin, 1976, page 424.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Céspedes, Augusto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bolivian writer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cochabamba |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 9, 1997 |
| Place of death | La Paz |