H. A. Murena facts for kids

Héctor Alberto Álvarez (1923–1975) was an important writer from Argentina. He is much better known by his pen name, H. A. Murena. He was a talented essayist, poet, and translator.

Murena wrote more than twenty books on many different subjects. He was also very important in sharing German ideas and thoughts with people in the Spanish-speaking world. One of his most famous books is Las Leyes de la Noche (1958), which means The Laws of the Night in English. Besides his books, Murena also wrote for a famous Argentine literary magazine called Sur. He also contributed to the Argentine newspaper La Nación.

Héctor A. Murena was married to another Argentine author, Sara Gallardo. They were married from 1970 until his death in 1975.

Books by H. A. Murena

H. A. Murena wrote many interesting books during his life. Here are some of his well-known works:

• First Testament (Primer testamento), published in 1946
• Fragments of the secret annals (Fragmentos de los anales secretos), published in 1948
• The fate of the bodies (La fatalidad de los cuerpos), published in 1955
• Homo Atomicus (Homo atómicus), published in 1962
• Essays on subversion (Ensayos sobre subversión), published in 1962
• The original sin of America (El pecado original de América), published in 1965
• The secret name (El nombre secreto), published in 1969
• Epitalámica, published in 1969
• The prison of the mind (La cárcel de la mente), published in 1971
• Metaphor and the sacred (La metáfora y lo sagrado), published in 1973

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