20th Century Writers - Ecuadorian Literature

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Iván Carvajal

Iván Carvajal Aguirre is a poet, writer and professor. He was born in 1948 in San Gabriel, Ecuador. In 1984 his work…

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Jorge Martillo

Jorge Martillo Monserrate is an award-winning poet and has been a columnist for various newspapers. He was born on May 2, 1957…

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Enrique Gil Gilbert

Enrique Gil Gilbert (Guayaquil, July 8, 1912 - Ibidem, February, 21, 1973) was an Ecuadorian novelist, short story writer, nonfiction writer, politician…

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Julio Pazos Barrera

Julio Pazos Barrera is a poet, writer, teacher, and cook. He was born in Baños, Ecuador on August 19, 1944. In 1979,…

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Carlos Benavides Vega

Carlos Benavides Vega, pseudonym: Álvaro San Félix (Guayaquil, March 9, 1931 - Quito, September 29, 1999) was an Ecuadorian poet, actor and…

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Marco Vinicio Rueda

Father Marco Vinicio Rueda Gomezjurado was a Jesuit priest, philosopher, anthropologist, writer, educator. He was born in Quito, Ecuador on August 12,…

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Jorge Dávila Vázquez

Jorge Dávila Vázquez is a writer, professor and film critic. Dávila Vázquez was born on February 14, 1947 in Cuenca, Ecuador. Dávila…

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Eliécer Cárdenas

Eliécer Cárdenas Espinosa (Cañar, December 10, 1950 – Cuenca, September 26, 2021) was a renowned Ecuadorian novelist, playwright, short story writer, and…

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Jorge Carrera Andrade

Jorge Carrera Andrade (Quito, September 18, 1903 - Quito, November 7, 1978) was an Ecuadorian writer, poet, diplomat, and university professor. He…

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Aurelio Espinosa Pólit

Aurelio Espinosa Pólit (Quito, July 11, 1894 – Quito, January 21, 1961) was an Ecuadorian Jesuit priest, writer, poet, translator, literary critic,…

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Huilo Ruales

Huilo Ruales Hualca (Ibarra, Ecuador, March 25, 1947) is a prominent Ecuadorian writer whose work spans multiple genres, including novels, short stories,…

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José de la Cuadra

José de la Cuadra Vargas (September 3, 1903 – February 27, 1941) is considered one of Ecuador's greatest authors. De la Cuadra…

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Jorge Icaza

Jorge Icaza Coronel (Quito, June 10, 1906 - Ibidem, May 26, 1978) is indisputably the most renowned Ecuadorian author of the 20th…

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Demetrio Aguilera Malta

Demetrio Aguilera Malta (Guayaquil, May 24, 1909 - Mexico, December 28, 1981) was a multi-talented artist and diplomat born on May 24,…