Roy Berocay
Roy Berocay (* 1955 in Montevideo , Uruguay ) is a Uruguayan writer and children's book author .
The father of five children, who also has six grandchildren, is the most award-winning children's book author in his home country. His works, which are also known beyond the borders of the country, are considered icons of children's and youth literature.
From 1980 the journalist worked for the newspaper El Diario as a police reporter, music critic and humorous columnist. He also worked for the weekly Aquí and the magazines Guambia , Zeta and El Dedo . From 1982 to 1955 he was the Uruguay correspondent for the Reuters news agency . He can also look back on an activity as editor-in-chief of the magazine El sapo Ruperto . At least at the beginning of the 21st century he worked for the weekly newspaper Búsqueda . He published his first novel, Pescasueños , in 1986. He then turned to children's and young people's literature. In this field he is particularly known for the stories about the character of the toad Ruperto ( sapo Ruperto ). In 1990 his second novella appeared under the title La noche del dragón . Berocay is also active as a musician and composer. He was guitarist, composer and singer in the Uruguayan rock and blues group El conde de Saint Germain and is currently a member of the rock band La Conjura de los Necios .
Works (selection)
- Pescasueños (1986)
- Saga del Sapo Ruperto:
- Las aventuras del sapo ruperto (1994)
- Ruperto detective (1997)
- Ruperto insiste (1999)
- Ruperto de terror III (1995)
- Ruperto al rescate (1999)
- Ruperto contraataca
- Ruperto contra el profesor Siniestro
- El abuelo más loco del mundo (1994)
- Lucas, el fantastico (1997)
- Siete cuentos sin sapo (1998)
- La triologia juvenil:
- Pequeña Ala (1998)
- La niebla (2001)
- Tan azul (2004)
- Pateando Lunas (1993)
- Los telepiratas (1999)
- Babu (1999)
- Un mundo perfecto (2000)
- El país de las cercanías 1 y 2 (2001, 2002)
- Las semillas de lo bueno (2005)
- Ernesto el exterminador de seres monstruosos (y otras porquerías) (2006)
- Juanita Julepe y la Máquina de Olvidar (2007)
- Juanita Julepe y el Rio de Zombis (2008)
- Ruperto Rocanrol y Otras Bobadas (2008)
- Ernesto el exterminador y el increíble mundo más allá de Sayago (2009)
- La msima cantidad de osos (2016)
Awards
- 1989: First prize in the competition for children's literature published by TAE
- 1990: First Prize from the Uruguayan Ministry of Education and Culture
- 1992: First Prize from the Intendencia Municipal of Montevideo
- 1992: Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo
- 2000: Prize of the Uruguayan Ministry of Education and Culture
- 2000: Premio Revelación "El País Cultural"
- 2001: Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo
- 2001: Golden children's book of the Cámara Uruguaya del Libro
See also
literature
- Nuevo Diccionario de la Cultura Uruguaya by Miguel Ángel Campodónico , Librería Linardi y Risso, 2003, p. 47
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berocay, Roy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Uruguayan writer and children's book author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montevideo , Uruguay |