Francisco Tobar García

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]

Francisco Tobar Garcia
BornNovember 3, 1928
Quito, Ecuador
DiedFebruary 1, 1997 (1997-03) (aged 68)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
OccupationWriter, Diplomat
NationalityEcuadorian

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 Spain
  • La 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 critics

Short stories

  • Los quiteños (Quito: Ed. Central de Publicaciones, 1991)

References
  1. MCNbiografias: Tobar García, Francisco (1928-VVVV)
  2. Francisco Tobar García - Ómnibus, Revista intercultural n. 44
  3. The Autobiographical Dictionary of Ecuador: FRANCISCO TOBAR Y GARCIA


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