René Marqués
René Marqués (born October 4, 1919 in Arecibo , Puerto Rico , † March 22, 1979 in San Juan ) was a Puerto Rican writer.
Life
Marqués first completed an agricultural school and graduated as an agronomist . From 1942 onwards he studied at university in Madrid , Columbia and New York . He worked as a narrator, novelist and playwright.
Works (selection)
- El hombre y sus sueños , 1948
- El miedo , 1948
- La carreta , 1952
- Otro día nuestro , 1955
- La víspera del hombre , 1958
- La casa sin reloj , 1960
- En una ciudad Ilamada San Juan , 1962
- El apartamento , 1963
- Carnaval afuera, carnaval adentro , 1971
literature
- Marqués, René in Modern Latin American Prose , Verlag Volk und Welt Berlin, 1976, page 426.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marqués, René |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Puerto Rican writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 4, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arecibo , Puerto Rico |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 1979 |
| Place of death | San Juan |