Elysa Ayala

Elysa Ayala
Born1879
Died1956 (aged 76–77)
OccupationWriter, painter
NationalityEcuadorian
GenreShort stories

Elysa Ayala (1879–1956) was an Ecuadorian writer and painter. She was the first in her country to write in the short story format.[1]

Elysa Ayala was the first woman in Ecuador to write stories about the issues of montubios, poor and simple peasants from the Ecuadorian coast, in her writings, which went far beyond the customs of her time. Despite the sexist and conservative atmosphere in Ecuador during that period, Elysa's early work appeared in magazines of Argentina (Pink Clouds and Revista Argentina), Chile (Events and El Nacional), Uruguay (Forward), Cuba (Hero and Cosmos), United States (America) and Spain (Valencia Voice).

Publications

  • I count on you (Guayaquil, 1993)
  • Anthology of narrators Ecuador (Quito, 1997)
  • Basic story anthology Ecuador (Quito, 2001)

References

  1. ^ "ELISA AYALA GONZÁLEZ, PRECURSORA DEL CUENTO - Morayma Ofir Carvajal". CCBC Revista Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2024.