Lizandro Chavez Alfaro
Lizandro Chávez Alfaro (born October 25, 1929 in Bluefields , Nicaragua , † April 9, 2006 in Managua ) was a Nicaraguan writer.
Life
Chávez Alfaro attended an agricultural school, which he left early. In 1948 he settled in Mexico and studied painting at the San Carlos Academy . He then worked as a translator and varnisher . In 1950 he was one of the founders of the Revolutionary Front Sandino . In 1960 he accompanied the Mexican National Ballet to Cuba .
As a writer, he wrote stories, poems and essays and expanded Nicaraguan literature to include topics from the English-influenced region of the Caribbean coast, populated by the descendants of black slaves.
Works (selection)
- Hay una selva en mi voz , 1945
- Arquitectura inútil , 1954
- Los monos de San Telmo , 1963
- Trágame tierra , 1969
literature
- Chávez Alfaro, Lizandro in Modern Latin American Prose , Verlag Volk und Welt Berlin, 1976, page 424.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chavez Alfaro, Lizandro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nicaraguan writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bluefields , Nicaragua |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 2006 |
| Place of death | Managua |