Sebastián Salazar Bondy
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Sebastián Salazar Bondy (Lima
, 1924–1964) was a Peru
vian playwright
, essayist, poet
, and journalist
, and among the most important of Peruvian intellectual
s.
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
, 1924–1964) was a Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, essayist, poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, and journalist
Journalist
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, and among the most important of Peruvian intellectual
Intellectual
An intellectual is a person who uses intelligence and critical or analytical reasoning in either a professional or a personal capacity.- Terminology and endeavours :"Intellectual" can denote four types of persons:...
s.
Publications
- Voz de vigilia (1944)
- Cuadernos de la persona oscura (1946)
- Máscara del que duerme (1949)
- Tres confesiones (1950)
- Los ojos del pródigo (1951)
- Confidencia en alta voz (1960)
- Vida de Ximena (1960)
- Conducta sentimental (1963)
- Cuadernillo de Oriente (1963)
- El tacto de la araña (1965)
- Lima, la horrible (1964)
- El tacto de la araña / Sombras como cosas sólidas (Poemas 1960-1965) (1966)
- Poemas (1967)
- Sombras como cosas sólidas y otros poemas (1974)