Claribel Alegría
Nicaraguan writer (1924-2018)
Clara Isabel Alegría Vides[1] (May 12, 1924 – January 25, 2018) was a Nicaraguan poet, essayist, novelist, and journalist. She was a major voice in the literature of contemporary Central America. She wrote under the pseudonym Claribel Alegría.[2] She was awarded the 2006 Neustadt International Prize for Literature. Her first book, Anillo de Silencio (Ring of Silence) was published in 1948. She retired in 2003.
Claribel Alegría | |
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Born | Estelí, Nicaragua | May 12, 1924
Died | January 25, 2018 Managua, Nicaragua | (aged 93)
Pen name | Claribel Alegría |
Occupation | Poet, novelist |
Nationality | Nicaraguan |
Alegría later lived in Managua, Nicaragua. She died on 25 January 2018, aged 93.[3]
References
change- ↑ "Claribel Alegría - 1924". Escritoras de Hispanoamerica. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ↑ "Claribel Alegría". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ↑ Muere la poeta nicaragüense Sofía Claribel Alegría (in Spanish)