Antón Arrufat facts for kids
Antón Arrufat Mrad (born August 14, 1935 – died May 21, 2023) was a famous Cuban writer. He wrote many different kinds of books, including plays, novels, short stories, poems, and essays.
Antón Arrufat's Life and Work
Antón Arrufat was born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on August 14, 1935. His family had roots in Catalonia (Spain) and Lebanon. When he was 11 years old, his family moved from Santiago de Cuba to Havana.
He went to the University of Havana where he studied language and literature. In 1962, his first book of poems was published. It was a collection of his early writings.
Antón Arrufat won a very important award for writers in Cuba. It is called the Premio Nacional de Literatura de Cuba. He received this award in the year 2000.
His original writings, like his poems and stories, and even his letters, are kept safe at Princeton University Library in the United States.
Antón Arrufat passed away on May 21, 2023, when he was 87 years old.
Antón Arrufat's Main Works
Antón Arrufat wrote many books and plays throughout his life. Here are some of his most well-known works:
- El caso se investiga (A play, first performed in 1957)
- En claro (Poetry, 1962)
- Mi antagonista y otras observaciones (Short stories, 1963)
- Repaso final (Poetry, 1963)
- Teatro (A collection of plays, 1963)
- Todos los domingos (A play, 1964)
- Escrito en las puertas (Poetry, 1968)
- Los siete contra Tebas (A play, 1968)
- La caja está cerrada (A novel, 1984)
- La huella en la arena (Poetry, 1986)
- La tierra permanente (A play, 1987)
- ¿Qué harás después de mí? (Short stories, 1988)
- Las pequeñas cosas (Prose, 1988)
- Cámara de amor (A play, 1994)
- Lirios sobre un fondo de espadas (Poetry, 1995)
- La divina Fanny (A play, 1995)
- Virgilio Piñera: entre él y yo (An essay, 1995)
- Ejercicios para hacer de la esterilidad virtud (Short stories, 1998)
- El viejo carpintero (Poetry, 1999)
- La noche del Aguafiestas (A novel, 2000)
- Las tres partes del criollo (A play, 2003)
- El hombre discursivo (Essays, 2005)
- El convidado del juicio (Essays, 2015)
See Also
In Spanish: Antón Arrufat para niños
