List of Uruguayan writers - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

A list of notable Uruguayan writers:

Name	Period	Writings	Other	Places
Delmira Agustini Delmira Agustini Delmira Agustini , a Uruguayan poet, is considered one of the greatest female Latin American poets of the early 20th century.-Background:Born in Montevideo, the daughter of Italian immigrants, Agustini was a precocious child...	1886-1914	poet
Enrique Amorim Enrique Amorim Enrique Amorim was an Uruguayan novelist and writer, best known for his story Las quitanderas whose plot centres on rural prostitution; also known for his left-wing politics....	1900-1960	novelist, writer
Mario Benedetti Mario Benedetti Mario Benedetti was an Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet....	1920-2009	journalist, novelist, poet
Ismael Cortinas (Uruguayan politician) Ismael Cortinas (Uruguayan politician) Ismael Cortinas was a Uruguayan political figure, journalist and playwright.-Background:Cortinas was a journalist by profession.He also wrote plays, including the comedy 'La rosa natural'.-Political career:...	1884–1940	journalist, playwright	politics
:es:Antonio F. Díaz	1789-1869	wrirer, journalist	military, politics
Eduardo Acevedo Díaz Eduardo Acevedo Díaz Eduardo Acevedo Díaz , was a Uruguayan writer, politician and journalist.-Early life:...	1851-1921	writer, journalist	politician
Emilio Frugoni Emilio Frugoni Emilio Frugoni was a Uruguayan socialist politician, lawyer, poet, essayist, and journalist. He founded the Socialist Party of Uruguay in 1910 and was its first general secretary, as well as its first representative in the Chamber of Deputies.-Early activism:Born in Montevideo as one of the four...	1880–1969	poet, essayist, journalist	politician, lawyer
Eduardo Galeano Eduardo Galeano Eduardo Hughes Galeano is a Uruguayan journalist, writer and novelist. His best known works are Memoria del fuego and Las venas abiertas de América Latina which have been translated into twenty languages and transcend orthodox genres: combining fiction, journalism, political analysis, and...	1940-present	journalist, writer, novelist
Felisberto Hernández Felisberto Hernández Felisberto Hernandez was an Uruguayan writer.-Background:Hernández was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. His father was from Tenerife...	1902-1964	writer	pianist
Ernesto Herrera Ernesto Herrera Ernesto Herrera was a Uruguayan playwright, short story writer and journalist.-Short stories:His writings include a collection of short stories 'Su majestad el hambre', 1910 ....	1889–1917	playwright, short story, journalist
Julio Herrera y Reissig Julio Herrera y Reissig Julio Herrera y Reissig, was a Uruguayan poet, playwright and essayist, who began his career during the late Romanticist period and later became an early proponent of Modernism.-Background:...	1875-1910	poet, playwright, essayist
Juana de Ibarbourou Juana de Ibarbourou Juana Fernández Morales Vd.ª De Ibarbourou, also known as Juana de América, was a Uruguayan poet of Galician origin. She was one of the most popular poets of Spanish America...	1892–1979	poet
Circe Maia Circe Maia -Works:Maia has published poetry and translations.Among her better known works are an English-Spanish bilingual compilation of her poems, 'Yesterday a Eucalyptus', Amersham, UK: Brindin Press, 2001.Other of her poetry publications include:...	1932-present	poet	translator	Montevideo - Tacuarembó
Jorge Majfud Jorge Majfud -Life:He was born in Tacuarembó, Uruguay. He majored in and in 1996 graduated from the in Montevideo. He travelled extensively to gather material that would later become part of his novels and essays, and was a professor at the of Costa Rica and at , where he taught art and mathematics.In 2003...	1969-present	novelist, essayist	architect, prof. of mathematics and art	Tacuarembó - elsewhere
Tomás de Mattos Tomás de Mattos Tomás de Mattos Hernández is a Uruguayan writer and librarian. Being from Tacuarembó, de Mattos is one of the relatively few contemporary Uruguayan writers from the north of the country....	1947-present	writer	librarian	Tacuarembó
Jesús Moraes Jesús Moraes Jesús Moraes, , Uruguayan writer, born in Bella Unión, Artigas Department, Uruguay, who specializes in short stories.-Subject and nature of writings:...	1955-present	short story		Artigas
Alvaro Ojeda Alvaro Ojeda Álvaro Ojeda is an Uruguayan writer, journalist, novelist, poet and reviewer.-Biography:Ojeda was born in Montevideo, Uruguay...	1958-present	writer, journalist, novelist, poet	reviewer
Juan Carlos Onetti Juan Carlos Onetti Juan Carlos Onetti was an Uruguayan novelist and author of short stories.A high school drop-out, Onetti's first novel, El pozo, published in 1939, met with his close friends' immediate acclaim, as well as from some writers and journalists of his time...	1909-1994	novelist, short story
Emilio Oribe Emilio Oribe Emilio Oribe , was a Uruguayan poet, essayist, philosopher, and doctor.A professor at the University of the Republic, Uruguay, Oribe was dean of the university's Faculty of Humanities and Sciences and a member of the Uruguayan Academy of Letters.As a poet, he developed an avant-garde style...	1893-1975	poet, essayist	philosopher, doctor
Danilo Pallares Echeverría Danilo Pallares Echeverría Danilo Pallares Echeverría is a Uruguayan writer and musician.He is the author of the 'Flores Hymn' .Pallares is an accomplished musician who, as at 2008, was specializing in the live music scene in Uruguay...	?-present	writer	musician	Flores
Manuel Pérez y Curis Manuel Pérez y Curis Manuel Pérez y Curis was an Uruguayan poet, born in Montevideo, Uruguay.The Apolo Magazine stands out between its works that appeared monthly; the writing secretary was Ovidio Fernández Ríos and La Arquitectura del verso, published in Paris and Mexico...	1884-1920	poet		Montevideo
Cristina Peri Rossi Cristina Peri Rossi Cristina Peri Rossi is an Uruguayan novelist, poet, translator, and author of short stories.Considered a leading light of the post-1960s period of prominence of the Latin-American novel, she has written more than 37 works. She was born in Montevideo, Uruguay but was exiled in 1972, and moved to...	1941-present	novelist, poet, short story	translator
Carmen Posadas Carmen Posadas Carmen Posadas is a prize-winning Uruguayan author of books for children. She also writes for film and television.- Life :...	1953-present	books for children, writes for film & TV		Montevideo
Horacio Quiroga Horacio Quiroga Horacio Silvestre Quiroga Forteza was an Uruguayan playwright, poet, and short story writer....	1878–1937	playwright, poet, short story		Salto, Buenos Aires
José Enrique Rodó José Enrique Rodo José Enrique Rodó Piñeyro was a Uruguayan essayist. He called for the youth of Latin America to reject materialism, to revert back to Greco-Roman habits of free thought and self enrichment, and to develop and concentrate on their culture.He cultivated an epistolary relationship with important...	1872–1917	essayist		Montevideo
Mauricio Rosencof Mauricio Rosencof Mauricio Rosencof is a well-known Uruguayan playwright, poet and journalist from Florida, Uruguay. Since 2005 he has been Director of Culture of the Municipality of Montevideo....	1933-present	playwright, poet, journalist		Florida
Florencio Sánchez Florencio Sánchez Florencio Sánchez was a Uruguayan playwright, journalist and political figure. His artistic work unfolded in the River Plate region...	1875–1910	playwright, journalist	politician	Montevideo
Constancio C. Vigil Constancio C. Vigil Constancio Cecilio Vigil was a Uruguayan-Argentine writer and prominent publisher.-Life and times:Constancio Vigil was born in Rocha, Uruguay, in 1876. His father, a local politician, was forced to relocate to the nation's capital, Montevideo, following a political dispute...	1876—1954	writer	publisher	Rocha, Buenos Aires
Juan Zorrilla de San Martín Juan Zorrilla de San Martín Juan Zorrilla de San Martín was a Uruguayan epic poet - he is referred as "National Poet of Uruguay" -and political figure . He is featured on the 20-peso note.-Well-known poems:...	1855–1931	epic poet,	politician	Montevideo

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