Eugenio Montejo
Eugenio Montejo (born October 19, 1938 in Caracas , † June 5, 2008 in Valencia , Venezuela ) was a Venezuelan poet and essayist.
Life
In 1998 he won the Venezuelan National Literature Prize. One of his poems was quoted in the 2003 film 21 Grams .
Montejo died of gastric cancer at the age of 69 .
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Poems
- Élegos (1967)
- Muerte y memoria (1972)
- Algunas palabras (1976)
- Terredad (1979)
- Trópico absoluto (1982)
- Alfabeto del Mundo (1986)
- Adiós al siglo XX (1992)
- El azul de la tierra (1997)
- Partitura de la cigarra (1999)
- Tiempo Transfigurado (2001)
- Fábula del escriba (2006)
Four of his poems are included in the German translation in the following anthology:
- Curt Meyer-Clason: Poetry from Latin America . Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, Munich 1988, ISBN 3-423-10931-9 , pp. 251-255.
Essays
- La ventana oblicua
- El taller blanco
Web links
- Literature by and about Eugenio Montejo in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
- Eugenio Montejo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Death report on estadao.com.br ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , June 6, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Montejo, Eugenio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venezuelan poet and essayist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caracas |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 2008 |
| Place of death | Valencia , Venezuela |