Roberto Payró facts for kids
Roberto Jorge Payró (born in Mercedes, Argentina, on April 19, 1867 – died in Lomas de Zamora, Argentina, on April 8, 1928) was an important Argentine writer and journalist. He is known for his unique writing style and for showing what life was like in Argentina during his time.
Payró started his career in journalism by founding a newspaper called La Tribuna in the city of Bahía Blanca. This is where he published his very first articles. Later, he moved to Buenos Aires, a much bigger city, and worked as an editor for the famous newspaper La Nación. His job at La Nación allowed him to travel a lot, both within Argentina and to other countries. These travels gave him many ideas for his future books.
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Roberto Payró's Books and Stories
In 1895, Payró collected some of his newspaper articles and published them as a book called Los italianos en la Argentina (which means The Italians in Argentina). His travel notes and observations also became novels, such as La Australia Argentina (Southern Argentina), which was about his trip to the coasts of Patagonia. He also wrote Tierra del Fuego e Islas de los Estados (The Land of Fire and Islands of the States) and En las tierras del Inti (In the Lands of the Inti). Besides newspapers and books, he wrote for Caras y Caretas, a popular magazine at the time.
Payró as a War Correspondent
Roberto Payró was also a correspondent in Europe during the First World War. This meant he reported on the war from afar. He was very active in meetings with other writers who shared his socialist ideas, like Leopoldo Lugones and José Ingenieros.
What Was Payró's Writing Style Like?
In his novels, Payró used a special ironic style. He often wrote about everyday people and common situations. He showed the lives of Italian immigrants and the lively Creole people in Argentina. For example, in his book Divertidas aventuras del nieto de Juan Moreira (Amusing Adventures of the Grandson of Juan Moreira), he tells the story of a person from a small town and their journey in politics.
He also wrote historical novels, which are stories based on real historical events. One example is El falso Inca (The False Inca). He also wrote a series of short stories known as Pago Chico (Little Village). After he passed away, another collection of his stories, Nuevos cuentos de Pago Chico (New Tales of Little Village), was published.
Selected Works by Roberto Payró
Here are some of the books and collections of stories Roberto Payró wrote:
- Los italianos en la Argentina (The Italians in Argentina), 1895
- La Australia Argentina (Southern Argentina), 1898
- Canción trágica (A Tragic Song), 1900
- Sobre las ruinas (On the Ruins), 1904
- El falso Inca (The False Inca), 1905
- Marco Severi, 1905
- El casamiento de Laucha (The Marriage of Laucha), 1906
- El triunfo de los otros (The Triumph of the Others), 1907
- Pago Chico (Little Pago), 1908
- Violines y toneles (Violins and kegs), 1908
- En las tierras del Inti (In the Lands of the Inti), 1909
- Divertidas aventuras del nieto de Juan Moreira (The Amusing Adventures of the Grandson of Juan Moreira), 1910
- Historias de Pago Chico (Stories of Little Village), 1920
- Vivir quiero conmigo (I Wish to Live With Me), 1923
- Fuego en el rastrojo (Fire in the Stubble), 1925
- El capitán Vergara (Captain Vergara), 1925
- El mar dulce (The Sweet Sea), 1927
- Alegría (Happiness), 1928
- Mientraiga (As long as we have some), 1928
- Nuevos cuentos de Pago Chico (New Stories of Little Village), 1929
- Chamijo, 1930
- Cuentos del otro barrio (Tales of Another Neighborhood), 1932
- El diablo en Bélgica (Devil in Belgium), 1953
See also
In Spanish: Roberto Payró para niños
