Iván Carvajal
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Iván Carvajal Aguirre is an Ecuador
ian poet, philosopher and writer. In 1984 he received Ecuador's National Prize for Literature, the "Aurelio Espinosa Pólit" prize, for his work entitled "Parajes".
Carvajal lives in Quito
, Ecuador, and works as a Professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. He directs the magazine País Secreto and as project director is in charge of general supervision of Corporación Cultural Orogenia.
Most of his work is devoted to poetry, though recently he has published some of his reflections towards Ecuadorian poets ("A la zaga del animal imposible") and culture and politics in Ecuador ("¿Volver a tener patria?").
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
ian poet, philosopher and writer. In 1984 he received Ecuador's National Prize for Literature, the "Aurelio Espinosa Pólit" prize, for his work entitled "Parajes".
Carvajal lives in Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
, Ecuador, and works as a Professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. He directs the magazine País Secreto and as project director is in charge of general supervision of Corporación Cultural Orogenia.
Most of his work is devoted to poetry, though recently he has published some of his reflections towards Ecuadorian poets ("A la zaga del animal imposible") and culture and politics in Ecuador ("¿Volver a tener patria?").