Category: Ecuadorian Novelists

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Natasha Salguero

Natasha Salguero Bravo (Quito, October 2, 1952) is a prominent Ecuadorian novelist, poet, journalist, and nonfiction writer. In 1989, she became the…

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Marcelo Lalama Basante

Marcelo Lalama Basante (Riobamba, 1942 - Quito, 2017) was an Ecuadorian novelist and a medical doctor. His debut novel “Los Nazarenos” won…

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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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Iván Égüez

Iván Égüez (Quito , 1944) is an Ecuadorian novelist, short story writer, and poet. He has written 7 novels, 7 short story…

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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 Hidalgo Pallares

José Hidalgo Pallares (Quito, 1980) is an Ecuadorian economist, novelist, and short story writer. He is the author of the short story…

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Juan Valdano

Juan Valdano Morejón (Cuenca, December 26, 1939 - Quito, August 2, 2021) was an award-winning writer of over 30 books encompassing a…

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Jorge Enrique Adoum – La Caja de Pandora Interviews – Part 1 and 2 (Spanish Audio)

Jorge Enrique Adoum was among Ecuador's most brilliant writers. In these interviews, made in the latter part of his life, Adoum shares…

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Jorge Icaza reading from his prose (Spanish audio)

Ecuadorian novelist and playwright Jorge Icaza (1906-1978) reading from his prose. Recorded May 2-3, 1961, at the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana,…

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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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Jorge Enrique Adoum Interviewed on CUNY TV (1998) Spanish Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5QrZiK9uMQ&t=1452s Taped: 3/6/1998)Length: 28:31 Hosts Jose Maria Conget and Raquel Chang-Rodriguez interview Ecuadorian writer, poet, politician and diplomat, Jorge Enrique Adoum, about…

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Juan León Mera

Juan León Mera Martínez (Ambato, June 28, 1832 - Ambato, December 13, 1894) was an Ecuadorian poet, novelist, essayist, politician and painter.…

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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,…