Eduardo Acevedo Díaz
Eduardo Acevedo Díaz (born April 20, 1851 in Montevideo , † June 18, 1921 in Buenos Aires , Argentina ) was a Uruguayan writer and politician .
Life
Eduardo Acevedo Díaz studied in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo and initially became politically active there. Acevedo Díaz participated in the Revolución Blanca and the Revolución Tricolor and supported the political views of the conservative Uruguayan Partido Nacional . From August 17, 1906, he was the Uruguayan ambassador to Argentina . In this office he was succeeded on August 7, 1908 by Gonzalo Ramírez .
His literary works were shaped by the naturalism and realism prevalent in Latin America during Acevedo Díaz's lifetime , but are still rooted in literary romanticism . Eduardo Acevedo Díaz is considered to be the first Uruguayan of (historical) novels in his native Uruguay .
Works
- Brenda
- Ishmael (historical novel)
- Nativa (historical novel)
- La boca del tigre
- La novela histórica
- Etnología indígena
- Grito de gloria (historical novel)
- Soledad
- Minés
- Lanza y sable (historical novel)
stories
- Un sepulcro en los bosques
- El primer suplicio
- El combate de la tapera , Buenos Aires 1892
- Desde el tronco de un ombú
Pieces
- Carta politica
- La civilización americana. Ensayos históricos
- La última palabra del proscrito
- Epocas militares en the Río de la Plata
- libro del pequeño ciudadano
Web links
- Biography ( Memento of March 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)
- Works (spanish)
- Works (spanish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Acevedo Díaz, Eduardo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eduardo Díaz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Uruguayan writer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1851 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montevideo , Uruguay |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1921 |
| Place of death | Buenos Aires , Argentina |