Luis Alfredo Arango

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Luis Alfredo Arango , actually Luis Alfredo Arango Enriquez , (* 1935 Totonicapán , Guatemala ; † November 3, 2001 ) was a Guatemalan teacher and writer.

Arango came from a well-to-do, long-established family that had provided senior administrative officials in the country for generations. After finishing school in his hometown, Arango went to Guatemala City to study at the local university a . a. Study pedagogy.

After successfully completing his studies, Arango got a job as a teacher in San José Nacahuil .

In 1968 Arango took over the management of the magazine “Nuevo Signo” as the responsible editor and held this position for two years. This paper soon became the mouthpiece of young modern poets, of whom Manuel José Arce - next to Arango - is the best known.

reception

From the beginning, Arango took up the various forms of folklore of his homeland in his poetry. The spectrum ranges from simple phrases in everyday rural language to descriptions of the individual landscapes of Guatemala in sagas, fairy tales and legends.

Most of his stories are based on his experiences as a teacher in a predominantly rural Indian environment.

Works (selection)

Poetry
  • Arpa is angel . 1968.
  • Boleto de viaje . 1967.
  • Brecha en la sombra . 1960.
  • Dicho al olvido . 1969.
  • Grillos y tuercas . 1970.
  • Papel y tusa . 1967.
  • Toro sin alas . 1963.
  • Ventana en la ciudad . 1962.
stories
  • Cartas a los manzaneros . 1972.
  • Cruz o Gaspar . 1972.
  • Cuentos de oral siguán . 1970.
  • Lola dormida . 1982.

literature

  • Chiara Bollentini: El aldeanismo en Luis Palés Matos y Luis Alfredo Arango . In: Revista de estudios hispánicos , vol. 23 (1996), pp. 303-313.
  • Dieter Reichardt: Author Lexicon Latin America . Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt / M. 1992, ISBN 3-518-40485-7 , p. 355.
  • Denyse Sanche: La poesía de Luis Alfredo Arango y el signo autonomo . In: Cultura , 60, 58-71 (1975).

swell

  1. ↑ Luis Alfredo Arango - elPeriódico de Guatemala , Spanish , accessed on September 2, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Arango, Luis Alfredo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Arango Enriquez, Luis Alfredo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Guatemalan teacher and writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Totonicapán , Guatemala
DATE OF DEATH November 3, 2001