Víctor Montoya
Encyclopedia
Víctor Montoya is a Bolivia
n writer, cultural journalist, and pedagogue. Imprisoned by the dictatorship in his native Bolivia, he became an exile following a campaign by Amnesty International
in 1977.
on June 21, 1958. From early childhood he lived in the mining towns of Siglo XX
and Llallagua, in northern Potosí department. There, the miserable conditions of the miners led him to identify with and join their efforts to change those conditions.
In 1976, as a result of his political activities, he was persecuted, tortured, and jailed by the military dictatorship of Hugo Banzer Suárez. While imprisoned in the San Pedro Prison
and in the top-security jail of Chonchocoro-Viacha, he wrote his first published book, the eyewitness account Strike and Repression.
Freed from prison through a campaign of Amnesty International
, he arrived in Sweden
as an exile in 1977. He graduated from the Stockholm Institute of Education
, in whose Pedagogic Institute he took specialized courses. He taught classes on the Quechua language, coordinated cultural projects in a library, led literature workshops, and worked as a teacher for several years.
He was director of the literary magazines PuertAbierta and Contraluz. His work won him awards and literary scholarships. His stories have been translated and published in international anthologies. Currently, he writes for publications in Latin America, Europe, and the United States. He is caretaker of the digital anthology of Latin American Storytellers in Sweden http://www.narradores.se/.
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
n writer, cultural journalist, and pedagogue. Imprisoned by the dictatorship in his native Bolivia, he became an exile following a campaign by Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
in 1977.
Biography
Born in La PazLa Paz
Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra...
on June 21, 1958. From early childhood he lived in the mining towns of Siglo XX
Siglo XX
Siglo XX is a tin mine in Bolivia. It is located in the city of Llallagua in the province of Bustillos, Potosí Department...
and Llallagua, in northern Potosí department. There, the miserable conditions of the miners led him to identify with and join their efforts to change those conditions.
In 1976, as a result of his political activities, he was persecuted, tortured, and jailed by the military dictatorship of Hugo Banzer Suárez. While imprisoned in the San Pedro Prison
San Pedro prison
San Pedro prison or El penal de San Pedro is the largest prison in La Paz, Bolivia renowned for being a society within itself. Significantly different from most correctional facilities, inmates at San Pedro have jobs inside the community, buy or rent their accommodation, and often live with their...
and in the top-security jail of Chonchocoro-Viacha, he wrote his first published book, the eyewitness account Strike and Repression.
Freed from prison through a campaign of Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
, he arrived in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
as an exile in 1977. He graduated from the Stockholm Institute of Education
Stockholm Institute of Education
The Stockholm Institute of Education or Lärarhögskolan was a university institute of education in Stockholm, Sweden existing since 1956. In January 2008 it was incorporated into Stockholm University.- External links :* - Official site...
, in whose Pedagogic Institute he took specialized courses. He taught classes on the Quechua language, coordinated cultural projects in a library, led literature workshops, and worked as a teacher for several years.
He was director of the literary magazines PuertAbierta and Contraluz. His work won him awards and literary scholarships. His stories have been translated and published in international anthologies. Currently, he writes for publications in Latin America, Europe, and the United States. He is caretaker of the digital anthology of Latin American Storytellers in Sweden http://www.narradores.se/.
External links (site name, URL)
- Literatura Hispanoamericana: http://sololiteratura.com/php/autor.php?id=19
- Víctor Montoya: http://www.victormontoyaescritor.blogspot.com/
- Proyecto Patrimonio: http://www.letras.s5.com/archivomontoya.htm
- Rodelú: http://www.rodelu.net/montoya/montoya.htm
- Crónicas mineras, de Víctor Montoya: http://www.fundacionjuanmunizzapico.org/CronicasVictorMontoya/index.htm
- Almiar: http://www.margencero.com/montoya/montoya_index.htm
- Portal del Escritor—LaLupe: http://victormontoya.lalupe.com/
- Ficticia: http://www.ficticia.com/autores/victormonsem.html
- Portal ALBA: http://www.alternativabolivariana.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpageandpid=488