Francisco Tobar Garcia
Born November 3, 1928Quito , Ecuador Died February 1, 1997 (1997-03 ) (aged 68)Guayaquil , Ecuador Occupation Writer, Diplomat
Francisco Tobar Garcia (Quito , November 3, 1928 – Quito , February 1, 1997) was an Ecuadorian poet, playwright, short story writer, essayist, journalist, literary critic, diplomat and university professor.[ 1]
He held a Ph.D. in Literature from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador . He was a visiting professor at the National University of La Plata in Argentina, the Sorbonne in Paris, and the Complutense University of Madrid . He functioned as a diplomat for the Ecuadorian government in Spain, Haiti and Venezuela. He was also the director of the publishing division of the House of Ecuadorian Culture .[ 2]
He died of lung cancer on February 1, 1997.[ 3]
Works
Poetry
Amargo (Quito: Ed. Presencia, 1951)Segismundo y Zalatiel (Quito: Ed. Presencia, 1952)Naufragio y otros poemas (Quito: Ed. Casa de la Cultura, 1962)Dhanu (Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, 1978)Ebrio de eternidad (Quito: Ed. Banco Central de Ecuador, 1992)Plays
Tres piezas de teatro (Quito: Ed. Casa de la Cultura, 1962)Grandes comedias (Quito: Ed. Casa de la Cultura, 1981)Novels
Pares o nones (Madrid: Ed. Planeta, 1979) - winner of the Marbella Prize in SpainLa corriente era libre (Bogotá: Ed. Paulinas, 1979)Autobiografía admirable de mi tía Eduvigis (Quito: Ed. El Conejo, 1991) - considered Francisco Tobar Garcia's masterpiece by criticsShort stories
Los quiteños (Quito: Ed. Central de Publicaciones, 1991)
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