Manuel Mejía Vallejo
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Manuel Mejía Vallejo, was a Colombia
n writer and journalist. The specialist Luís Carlos Molina says that Mejía represents the Andean aspect of the contemporary Colombian narrative
, characterized by a world of symbols which are little by little being lost in the memory of the mountain.
Doctor Honoris Causa of the National University of Colombia
. Professor of literature at the National University of Colombia at Medellín, director of the Departmental Printing Press of Antioquia.
Born in Jericó
, he studied at the Bolivarian Pontifical University and studied painting and sculpture at the Fine Arts Institute of Medellín. He collaborated as a journalist in the newspaper El Sol
. He was the creator of Grupo La Tertulia with Gonzalo Restrepo Jaramillo and Jaime Sanín.
Between 1949 and 1957 he was exiled in Venezuela
, Guatemala
, Honduras
, and El Salvador
. In 1978 he was named Director of the Writer's Workshop of the Pilot Public Library of Medellín
. His 1988 novel La casa de las dos palmas was warded the Venezuelan Rómulo Gallegos Prize
.
Vallejo died in El Retiro
.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n writer and journalist. The specialist Luís Carlos Molina says that Mejía represents the Andean aspect of the contemporary Colombian narrative
Literature of Colombia
Colombian literature, as an expression of the Culture of Colombia, is heterogeneous, tropical and diverse due to the struggle between the Spanish, African and Native American heritages.-Colonial literature:...
, characterized by a world of symbols which are little by little being lost in the memory of the mountain.
Doctor Honoris Causa of the National University of Colombia
National University of Colombia
The Universidad Nacional de Colombia , also called UNAL or just UN, is a public, national, coeducational, research university, located primarily in Bogotá, Medellín, Manizales and Palmira, Colombia...
. Professor of literature at the National University of Colombia at Medellín, director of the Departmental Printing Press of Antioquia.
Born in Jericó
Jericó
Jericó is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. It is part of the subregion of Southwestern Antioquia. The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jericó....
, he studied at the Bolivarian Pontifical University and studied painting and sculpture at the Fine Arts Institute of Medellín. He collaborated as a journalist in the newspaper El Sol
El Sol
El Sol – a Spanish phrase meaning "the sun" – may refer to:* El Sol in Los Angeles, California, United States.* El Sol , a Peruvian newspaper, published in Cajamarca....
. He was the creator of Grupo La Tertulia with Gonzalo Restrepo Jaramillo and Jaime Sanín.
Between 1949 and 1957 he was exiled in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
, Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
, and El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
. In 1978 he was named Director of the Writer's Workshop of the Pilot Public Library of Medellín
Medellín
Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
. His 1988 novel La casa de las dos palmas was warded the Venezuelan Rómulo Gallegos Prize
Rómulo Gallegos Prize
The Rómulo Gallegos International Novel Prize was created on 6 August 1964 by a presidential decree enacted by Venezuelan President Raúl Leoni, in honor of the Venezuelan politician and President Rómulo Gallegos, the author of Doña Bárbara....
.
Vallejo died in El Retiro
El Retiro
El Retiro can refer to:* El Retiro: a former estate in Lake Wales, Florida, United States* Parque del Buen Retiro: a park in Madrid, Spain* El Retiro, Antioquia: a municipality in Colombia* El Retiro, Coahuila: a town in Mexico...
.
Novels
- La Tierra éramos nosotros (1945), written at the age of 20, published at the request of Grupo Pánidas, coordinated by León de GreiffLeón de GreiffFrancisco de Asís León Bogislao de Greiff Haeusler , was a Colombian poet of the 20th century he is notable for his stylistic innovations and eclectic deliberate use of obscure lexicon. Best known simply as León de Greiff, he often used different pen names of which the most popular were Leo le Gris...
- Al pie de la ciudad (1958)
- El día señalado (1964), Premio Nadal
- Aire de Tango (1973)
- Las muertes ajenas (1979), Special mention in the Premio Casa de las AméricasCasa de las AméricasCasa de las Américas is an organization that was founded by the Cuban Government in April 1959, four months after the Cuban Revolution, for the purpose of developing and extending the socio-cultural relations with the countries of Latin America, the Caribbean and the rest of the world...
- Tarde de verano (1981)
- Y el mundo sigue andando (1984)
- La sombra de tu paso (1987)
- La casa de las dos palmas (1988), Rómulo Gallegos PrizeRómulo Gallegos PrizeThe Rómulo Gallegos International Novel Prize was created on 6 August 1964 by a presidential decree enacted by Venezuelan President Raúl Leoni, in honor of the Venezuelan politician and President Rómulo Gallegos, the author of Doña Bárbara....
, Shown on Colombian television. - Los abuelos de la cara blanca (1991)
Short stories
- Tiempo de sequía (1957)
- Cielo cerrado (1963)
- Cuentos de zona tórrida (1967)
- Las noches de las vigilias (1975)
- Otras historias de Balandú (1990)
- Sombras contra el muro (1993)
- La venganza y otros relatos (1995), Classic Colombian short story.
- La muerte de Pedro Canales
- Riña de cuatro gallos
- Que despierten sus sueños
- El hombre vegetal
- Aquí yace alguien
- El milagro
- Los julianes
- La guitarra
- El cielo cerrado
- Miedo
- Una canoa bajo el Orinoco
- Palo caido
- El sitio del agua
Books of poetry
- Prácticas para el olvido (1977)
- El viento lo dijo (1981)
- Memoria del olvido (1990)
- Soledumbres (1990)