Ida Vitale facts for kids
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Ida Vitale
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Ida Vitale in 2015.
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| Born | 2 November 1923 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Occupation | literary critic, author, translator |
| Language | Spanish |
| Nationality | Uruguayan |
| Notable awards | Miguel de Cervantes Prize Alfonso Reyes Prize Delmira Agustini Medal |
| Spouse | Enrique Fierro Ángel Rama |
| Children | Amparo, Claudio |
Ida Vitale (born 2 November 1923) is a Uruguayan poet, translator, essayist, lecturer and literary critic.
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Life
She played an important role in the Uruguayan art movement known as the 'Generation of 45': Carlos Maggi, Manuel Flores Mora, Ángel Rama (who also became her second husband), Emir Rodríguez Monegal, Idea Vilariño, Carlos Real de Azúa, Carlos Martínez Moreno, Mario Arregui, Mauricio Muller, José Pedro Díaz, Amanda Berenguer, Tola Invernizzi, Mario Benedetti, Líber Falco, Juan Cunha, Juan Carlos Onetti, among others.
Vitale fled to Mexico City in 1973 for political asylum after a military junta took power in Uruguay. She resided in Austin, Texas until 2016, when she returned to Montevideo, where she currently resides. Vitale is the last surviving member of the Generation of 45. She is the recipient of multiple literary prizes and honors for the literary texts she has published. In 2019 she was awarded a Cervantes prize for her lifetime achievement.
Vitale turned 100 in November 2023.
Prizes and honors
- 2019, One of the BBC's 100 women
- 2018, Miguel de Cervantes Prize
- 2016, Premio Internacional de Poesía Federico García Lorca
- 2015, Premio Reina Sofía de poesía Iberoamericana
- 2014, Alfonso Reyes Prize
- 2010, Honorary Doctor of Letters (Doctor Honoris Causa) degree from la Universidad de la República de Uruguay.
- 2009, Premio Octavio Paz.
External resources
Ida Vitale recorded for the Archive of Literature of the Hispanic Division at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., on September 12, 1986. Ms. Vitale reads the following works from her anthology, Fieles: "Palabra dada", "Cada uno en su noche", "Oidor andante", "Jardín de sílice", "Hora nona", "Se noi siamo figure di specchio", and "Sueños de la constancia".
See also
In Spanish: Ida Vitale para niños
