Alfredo Armas Alfonzo facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Alfredo Armas
Alfredo Armas
Born	Alfredo Armas Alfonzo (1921-08-06)6 August 1921 Clarines, Venezuela
Died	9 November 1990 Caracas, Venezuela
Occupation	writer, critic, editor, historian
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Alfredo Armas Alfonzo (born August 6, 1921, in Clarines, Venezuela, died November 9, 1990, in Caracas, Venezuela) was a very important Venezuelan writer. He was also a critic, editor, and historian. People all over Latin America knew his work. He was especially good at writing modern fables, which are like short stories with a moral. He also helped start a writing style called magical realism, where magical things happen in a normal, real-world setting.

Early Life and Career

Alfredo Armas Alfonzo grew up in the Llanos, which are wide plains in Venezuela. He lived in towns like Clarines, Puerto Píritu, and Cumaná. Later, he went to the first journalism classes at the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas.

Working and Writing

He worked for the Postal Service in Barcelona, Venezuela. He also worked for oil companies in new towns in eastern Venezuela. He was a reporter for the Caracas newspaper El Nacional in the eastern part of the country.

Alfredo Armas Alfonzo started a literary magazine called Revista Literaria Jagüey. He also helped organize the first meeting of the Venezuelan Journalists Association and was its president.

Later Career and Awards

Alfredo Armas Alfonzo kept writing for different newspapers. He also started and managed new magazines. At the same time, he worked for the government and then for the Creole Petroleum Corporation.

Developing His Style

In his stories, he created a very imaginative writing style. He published his book Los Cielos de la Muerte in 1949. In 1962, he left Creole Petroleum to work for the Universidad de Oriente.

National Recognition

In 1970, he won the National Prize for Literature for his book El Osario de Dios (published in 1969). From 1970 to 1971, he was the vice-president of the National Institute of Culture and Fine Arts (INCIBA). In 1975, he became a member of the group that organized the National Council of Culture (CONAC).

Honorary Doctorate

In 1986, the Universidad de Oriente in Cumaná gave him an honorary Doctorate in Humanities. This was to recognize his amazing writing and how he supported popular culture and folklore.

His Unique Writing Style

Alfredo Armas Alfonzo's books are known for their "impressionistic" quality. This means readers see his world through short, quick glimpses, like looking through small windows.

Characters and Dialogue

His characters were not powerful or famous people. Instead, they were often humble people from the countryside. They showed a true "Venezuelan" spirit. He was a master of dialogue, which is the way characters talk. His dialogue showed how people think and remember things, but it wasn't just a jumble of thoughts. Many people think El Osario de Dios is his most important or groundbreaking book.

Published Works

• Los cielos de la muerte (1949)
• La cresta del cangrejo (1951)
• Tramojo (1953)
• Isla de pueblos (1954)
• Los lamederos del diablo (1956)
• Como el polvo (1967)
• PTC, Puerto Sucre vía San Cristóbal (1967)
• La parada de Maimós (1968)
• El Osario de Dios (1969)
• Los cielos de la muerte (1970)
• Qué de recuerdos, Venezuela (1971)
• Con los brazos abiertos (1971)
• Agostos y otros difuntos (1972)
• Cualquier ocaso (1972)
• Siete güiripas para Don Hilario (1973)
• Cien maúseres, ninguna muerte y una sola amapola (1975)
• Cuentos (1976)
• Las palabras de Guanape (1976)
• La tierra de Venezuela y los cielos de sus santos (1977)
• Angelaciones (1979)
• Uno ninguno (1980)
• Hierra (1980)
• El Tigre: la raíz cercana de la rosa (1980)
• Clarines bien lejos (1981)
• Con el corazón en la boca (1981)
• Hierba (1983)
• Diseño Gráfico en Venezuela (1985)
• Este resto de llanto que me queda (1987)
• Cada espina (1989)
• Los desiertos del ángel (1990)

See Also

In Spanish: Alfredo Armas Alfonzo para niños