Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga facts for kids
Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga is a famous poet and novelist from Paraguay. She was born on May 19, 1944. Renée Ferrer is a very important writer in her country. She is part of the Academia Paraguaya de la Lengua Española, which is a group that helps protect and promote the Spanish language in Paraguay.
One of her most well-known books is a novel called Los nudos del silencio (which means The knots of silence). This book has been translated into several languages, like French, Italian, and English, so people all over the world can read it!
On December 16, 2011, Renée Ferrer received a very special award called the National Prize for Literature from the President of Paraguay, Fernando Lugo. This award shows how much her writing is valued. She is married and has four children.
Renée Ferrer writes beautiful poems. Here is a small part of a poem from her book Sobreviviente (meaning Survivor):
| El eco de los pájaros | The echo of the birds |
| se ha vuelto ceniciento. | has turned the colour of ash. |
| De los árboles cuelga la amargura del duelo; | From the trees hangs the bitterness of the duel; |
| y en la trémula línea del silencio, | and in the flickering line of the silence, |
| calado de abandono, | fret with abandonment, |
| asumo | I assume |
| la soledad sin término. | unending solitude. |
Books by Renée Ferrer
Renée Ferrer has written many books, including poetry collections and novels. Her stories often explore deep feelings and ideas. Here are some of her works:
- Los nudos del silencio (The knots of silence), published in 1988. This is one of her most famous novels.
- Sobreviviente (Survivor), a poetry collection from 1988.
- La mariposa azul y otros cuentos (The Blue Butterfly and Other Stories), a collection of short stories from 1987.
- Cascarita de nuez (Nut Shell), a book from 1978.
- Campo y cielo (Field and Sky), published in 1985.
- Peregrino de la eternidad (Pilgrim of Eternity), a poetry book from 1985.
- Desde el Cañadón de la memoria (From the Canyon of Memory), published in 1984.
- La expansión colonizadora y la fundación de Concepción (The Colonizing Expansion and the Founding of Concepción), a historical work.
- Itinerario del deseo (Itinerary of desire), published in 1995 and later translated into English.
- El ocaso del milenio (The Twilight of the Millennium), from 1999.
- Renee Ferrer : poesia completa hasta el ano 2000 (Renée Ferrer: Complete Poetry up to the Year 2000), a collection of her poems.
See also
In Spanish: Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga para niños
