Rómulo Gallegos

Rómulo Gallegos and Harry S. Truman

Rómulo Gallegos (born August 2, 1884 in Caracas , † April 5, 1969 there ) was a Venezuelan writer and politician.

Life

The political career of Rómulo Gallegos began early in the opposition to the Venezuelan dictator Juan Vicente Gómez . He later joined the Acción Democrática , which from 1945 provided the country's president.

In February 1948 he was elected President of Venezuela to succeed Rómulo Betancourt . However, as president he was not as successful as as a writer. He is said to have devoted more time to writing his novels than to state affairs during a major political crisis. In November 1948, he was removed from office by a military junta .

The novels of the respected writer are mostly about Venezuelan folklore . His best known works are “La Trepadora”, “Historias Venezolanas” and “Pobre Negro”.

In 1943 he was elected as an honorary foreign member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters .

Works (selection)

• The bastard. Roman ("Pobre negro"). Volk und Welt publishing house, Berlin 1970, translated by Hans-Joachim Hartmann.
• Canaima. Roman ("Canaima"). Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt / M. 1989, translated by Doris Deinhard, ISBN 3-518-38139-3 (Suhrkamp-Taschenbuch 1639).
• Doña Bárbara. Roman ("Doña Bárbara"). Manesse Verlag, Zurich 1952, translated by Werner Peiser and Waltrud Kappeler ( Manesse Library of World Literature ).

Film adaptations

• Fernando de Fuentes (director): “Doña Bárbara”. 1943.
• Betty Kaplan (Director): Purgatory of Passion. A gripping epic about passion, violence, greed and sensuality (“Doña Bárbara”). VCL, Munich 2000 (1 videocass., VHS, 106 min.).

literature

• Orlando Araujo: Lengua y creación en la obra de Rómulo Gallegos . Editores Ateneo, Caracas 1984.
• Simón A. Consalvi: Eye y caída de Rómulo Gallegos . Monte Avila Editores, Caracas 1991, ISBN 980-01-0414-3 .
• Hadwig Ille: "Barbarie" and "Naturaleza" in the novel by Rómulo Gallegos. Studies on "Dona Barbara" and "Cantaclaro" . Dissertation, University of Kiel 1980.
• Leo Ulrich: Romulo Gallegos y el arte de narrar . Monte Avila Editores, Caracas 1984.

Web links

Commons : Rómulo Gallegos  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Rómulo Gallegos in the catalog of the German National Library
• Literature by and about Rómulo Gallegos in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
• Literature by and about Rómulo Gallegos in the catalog of the library of the Instituto Cervantes in Germany

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Honorary Members: Rómulo Gallegos. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed March 11, 2019 .