Javier Abril Espinoza
Javier Abril Espinoza (* 1967 Honduras ) is a writer, poet and playwright who publishes in Spanish and German. Espinoza lives in Switzerland.
He writes for the Honduran newspaper El Heraldo and various Latin American and Central European literary magazines. For his poetry collection De aquí en adelante ... (span. From now on ... ) he received the Pablo Neruda Prize in 1996 .
His best-known work is the book Un ángel atrapado en el huracán (Spanish, for example an angel caught in a hurricane ), which deals with hurricanes in Central America and the Caribbean. In the book he describes how people live with such natural disasters and criticizes the governments that do not support the people.
Works
- Un ángel atrapado en el huracán ( short stories and novels)
- Cuentos para Niños y Niñas (for UNICEF , children's stories)
- El Doblez de los espejos (poetry book)
- ¿Qué hacemos con el muerto?
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Espinoza, Javier Abril |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Honduran writer, poet and playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Honduras |