Rafael Cadenas
Rafael Cadenas (born April 8, 1930 in Barquisimeto ) is a Venezuelan poet, essayist and translator.
Cadenas published in 1946 his first volume of poetry Cantos iniciales . After the military coup by Marcos Pérez Jiménez , he went into exile. In 1958 his book Una Isla was written in Trinidad . After his return to Venezuela, his best-known work Los Cuadernos del destierro was published in 1960 .
In the following years, in addition to volumes of poetry, several essayistic writings on literature appeared. In 1985 he was awarded the Premio Nacional de Literatura . In 1992 he received the Premio Pérez Bonalde . In 2007 he was a participant in the IV Festival of Latin American Poetry in Vienna. In 2009 he received the Mexican Juan Rulfo Prize . In 2015 he received the García Lorca Prize for this. The Premio Reina Sofía followed in 2018.
Lyric works
- Cantos iniciales , 1946
- Una Isla , 1958
- Los Cuadernos del Destierro , 1960
- Falsas Maniobras , 1966
- Memorial , 1977
- Intemperie , 1977
- Amante , 1983
- Anotaciones , 1983
- Dichos , 1992
- Gestiones , 1992
Essayistic works
- Literatura y vida , 1972
- Realidad y literatura , 1979
- Apuntes sobre San Juan de la Cruz y la mística , 1977
- La barbarie civilizada , 1981
- Reflexiones sobre la ciudad moderna , 1983
- En torno al lenguaje , 1984
- Sobre la enseñanza de la literatura en la Educación Media , 1998
Translations
- Lamentations in the luggage , parasite press 2018
Web links
- Literature by and about Rafael Cadenas in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Rafael Cadenas in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cadenas, Rafael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venezuelan poet and essayist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barquisimeto |