Josefina Pla
Josefina Pla , also Josefina Plá (born November 9, 1903 in Lobos , Canary Islands , † January 11, 1999 in Asunción , Paraguay ) was a writer and potter from Paraguay.
Life
She was born in 1903 in the lighthouse of Lobos ( Faro de Martiño ) as the daughter of Leopoldo Plá and Rafaela Guerra Galvani; her exact date of birth is unknown, her best-known biographer Raúl Amaral states November 9th. In 1926 she arrived in Paraguay and settled in Villa Aurelia, later she moved to the capital Asunción.
She wrote avant-garde poetry, stories, essays, and plays, and has had a significant impact on intellectual life in Paraguay.
Works
- El precio de los sueños (1934)
- Aquí no ha pasado nada (1942)
- El polvo enamorado (1968)
- Historia de un número (1969)
- The British in Paraguay, 1850–1870 (1976, translated by BC McDermot)
- Fiesta en el río (1977)
- Antología poética (1977)
- El espejo y el canasto (1981)
- Tiempo y tiniebla (1982)
- Cambiar sueños por sombras (1984)
- La llama y la arena (1987)
- La muralla robada (1989)
- Las Artesanías en el Paraguay (1998)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pla, Josefina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Plá, Josefina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Paraguayan writer and potter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lobos , Canary Islands |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 11, 1999 |
| Place of death | Asunción , Paraguay |