Fausto Burgos
Fausto Burgos (born February 7, 1888 in Medinas , Tucumán Province , † 1953 in San Rafael , Mendoza Province ) was an Argentine journalist and writer.
Life
Burgos came from a middle-class family: his father, Pedro Burgos, was a merchant and his mother, Carmen Bulacios, also worked in the family business. His three brothers were Horacio, Leopoldo and Oberto Burgos.
After finishing school in his home city of Burgos went to La Plata to at the local university to study. During his studies he soon had contact with various literary and artistic circles, where he also met his future wife, the sculptor María Elena Catullo .
After successfully completing his studies, Burgos began writing for various newspapers and magazines. He published regularly in Argentine newspapers such as “Caras y caretas”, “ El Mundo ”, “ La Nación ” and “ La Prensa ”. But also in foreign ones like “ ABC ”, “ El País ”, “ Vogue ” (Spain), “ Deutsches Volksblatt ” (Austria), “Los Andes” (Chile) or “El Crónica” (Peru).
Fausto Burgos died in 1953 at the age of 53 in San Rafael, Mendoza, where he found his final resting place.
reception
Burgos was soon able to make a name for itself with its reports and reports. His articles in the features section were appreciated and his reports and reports soon appeared in magazines and newspapers abroad.
In addition, an independent literary work was created over the years, which was praised by the public. Official literary criticism saw Burgos - similar to Mateo Booz (1881–1943) or Juan Carlos Dávalos (1887–1959) - as a local writer who refused to accept the more cosmopolitan, metropolitan area of literature. Even though he lived and worked a little retired throughout his life, he corresponded extensively with colleagues such as Manuel Lizondo Borda (1889–1966), Ataliva Herrera (1888–1953), Benito Lynch (1885–1951) and Ricardo Rojas (1882–1957).
Honors
- 1929 Premío Municipal de Mendoza for his novel Kanchis Soruco .
Works (selection)
- stories
- Poman .
- Naatuchic, el médico . 1932.
- Huilca .
- Poetry
- Huancaras . 1928.
- Poemas de la Puna .
- Poemas del Regreso .
- Novels
- Kanchis Soruco . 1929.
- Refugios del Alma . 1937.
- El gringo . 1935.
- Los regionales . 1939.
- Molino en Ruinas .
- Heart under the poncho. Roman (El Salar, 1930). Schrag Verlag, Nuremberg 1938.
literature
- Nelly Cattarossi Arana: Genio y figura de Fausto Burgos, escritor . Editorial Inca, Mendoza 1978.
- Marta E. Castellino: Fausto Burgos. Su narrativa mendocina . Universidad Nacional, Mendoza 1990.
- Marta E. Castellino: Fausto Burgos. Vida y obra; selección de cuentos . Editorial Canto Rodado, Buenos Aires 2001.
- María del Carmen Tacconi de Gómez: Identitad y mito en novelas de Fausto Burgos y Tomás Eloy Martínez . Universidad Nacional, San Miguel de Tucumán 1996.
- Antonio Pagés Larraya: Fausto Burgos . In: Ders .: Cuentos de Nuestra Tierra . Editorial Raigal, Buenos Aires 1952, p. 273.
Web links
- Literature by and about Fausto Burgos in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burgos, Fausto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 7, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Medinas , Tucuman Province, Argentina |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1953 |
| Place of death | San Rafael , Mendoza Province, Argentina |