Daniel Chavarría

Daniel Chavarría (23 November 1933[1] – 6 April 2018)[2] was a Uruguayan revolutionary, writer and translator, who lived in Cuba since the 1960s. He had a son with Dora Salazar, Daniel Chavarria, and raised his sister.

Daniel Chavarría
Chavarría
Born(1933-11-23)23 November 1933
San José de Mayo
Died6 April 2018(2018-04-06) (aged 84)
Havana, Cuba
OccupationWriter, Translator
NationalityUruguayan-Cuban

Life and works

Daniel Chavarría was born in San José de Mayo, Uruguay.[1]

In 1964, while Chavarría was living in Brazil, there was a military coup and he fled to work amongst the gold seekers in the Amazon. Later on, he fled to Cuba. There he began working as a Latin and Greek translator and teacher. Subsequently he began his career as a writer. Daniel Chavarría defined himself as a Uruguayan citizen and a Cuban writer.

Chavarría’s style of writing is within the Latin American tradition of political writers, such as Gabriel García Márquez. He mentioned that as a child, he read Jules Verne, Emilio Salgari and Alexandre Dumas, and their influence can be detected in his writing. For example, in Tango for a Torturer, the influence of The Count of Monte Cristo is clear.

Chavarría’s life and writings clearly show his communist and revolutionary background. He was a well known supporter of the Cuban Revolution.[2]

In 2010, Chavarría won Cuba's National Prize for Literature.[3][4]

Chavarría died in Havana on 6 April 2018, aged 84.

Bibliography
  • 1978 Joy
  • 1984 The 6th Island
  • 1991 Allá Ellos
  • 1993 The Eye of Cybele
  • 1994 Adiós muchachos
  • 1999 That Year in Madrid
  • 2001 Tango for a Torturer
  • 2001 El rojo en la pluma del loro
  • 2004 Viudas de sangre
  • 2005 Príapos
  • 2006 Una pica en Flandes

Awards

Joy:

  • Aniversario de la Revolución, La Habana, 1975.
  • Capitán San Luis, 1978.

The 6th island:

  • Premio de la Crítica, La Habana.

Allá ellos:

The Eye of Cybele:

  • Planeta-Joaquín Mortiz, México, 1993.
  • Educación y Cultura, Montevideo, 1994.
  • Ennio Flaiano, Pescara, 1998.
  • Premio de la Crítica, La Habana.

Adiós Muchachos:

Tango for a Torturer:

Viudas de sangre:

  • Premio Alejo Carpentier, La Habana, 2004.

Other

References
  1. Chavarría, Daniel; Vasco, Justo E. (1990). Completo Camagüey (in Spanish). Editorial Letras Cubanas.
  2. "Falleció Daniel Chavarría, ícono de la literatura policial en América Latina". Granma.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  3. Staff writer (February 12, 2011). "Daniel Chavarría gets National Literature Prize". Havana Times. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  4. Staff writer (2011). "Uruguay's Daniel Chavarria Wins Cuban Literature Prize". Latin American Herald Tribune. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
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