Onelio Jorge Cardoso

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Onelio Jorge Cardoso

Onelio Jorge Cardoso (born May 11, 1914 in Calabazar de Sagua , Cuba , † May 29, 1986 in Havana ) was a Cuban writer and journalist .

Life

Cardoso studied literature in Santa Clara on his second education path , but was unable to complete his studies for lack of money. In 1936 he won his first literary prize. He worked as a country school teacher, street vendor, drug salesman and for twelve years as a text writer for radio and television in Cuba.

In 1945 he received a literary prize for his story " Die Köhler " ( Los carboneros ). Cardoso moved to Havana in 1948 . He was the editor-in-chief of a film magazine. In 1952 he received the National Peace Prize for his story " Altes Eisen " ( Hierro Viejo ).

From 1961 to 1966, Cardoso was a member of the UNEAC (Cuban Writers and Artists Association) literature advisory board . He wrote numerous articles for Cuban magazines and worked on films.

In 1976 he became cultural attaché at the Cuban Embassy in Peru and then President of the UNEAC Literature Section.

reception

His achievements as a narrator are outstanding. His stories are about simple people and their problems. With his very own narrative style, which is only reminiscent of Hemingway in its structural structure , he succeeds in working out philosophical transcendence from everyday situations. Cardoso's stories have been translated into 12 languages.

Works (selection)

Books for children and young readers
  • The three birds . J. Martí, Havana 1987.
  • The coral horse and other stories . Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin 1972 (bb, cheap books; 257).
  • Negrita. A novel for children ("Negrita"). Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 1984, ISBN 3-407-78347-7 .
stories
  • Cuentos completos . De La Torre, Madrid 1981 (Libro compacto; 49).
  • Cuentos cubanos . Editorial Popular, Madrid 2001, ISBN 84-7884-191-1 (Letras grande; 50).
  • Cuentos escogidos . Letras Cubanos, Havanna 1989, ISBN 978-959-100826-8 .

literature

  • Salvador Bueno: Onelio Jorge Cardoso . Casa de las Amércias, Havana 1988. (Valoración múltiple).
  • Denia García Ronda: "El cuentero". La otra dimensión; homenaje al cincuentenario de "El cuentero" by Onelio Jorge Cardoso . Letras Cubanas, Havanna 1995, ISBN 84-599-3413-6 .
  • Angelina Gavilán: Onelio Jorge Cardoso . MINED, Havana 1973 (El autor y su obra).
  • Josefa C. Hernández Azaret: Algundos aspectos de la cuentística de Onelio Jorge Cardoso . Editorial Oriente, Havana 1982.
  • Renato Prada Oropeza: Poética y liberación en la narrativa de Onelio Jorge Cardoso. Ensayo de interpretación . Universidad, Veracruz 1988, ISBN 96-8834-152-5 .
  • Dieter Reichardt: Latin American authors. Literary dictionary and bibliography of German translations . Erdmann Verlag, Tübingen 1972, ISBN 3-7711-0152-2 , p. 402.

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personal data
SURNAME Cardoso, Onelio Jorge
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cuban writer and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH May 11, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Calabazar de Sagua , Cuba
DATE OF DEATH May 29, 1986
Place of death Havana , Cuba