Writers from Cuenca - Ecuadorian Literature

20th Century Writers · Author

César Hermida Bustos

César Hermida Bustos (Cuenca, 1943) is an Ecuadorian doctor, university professor and novelist. He is the son of the writer Dr. César…

20th Century Writers · Author

César Hermida Piedra

Dr. César Hermida Piedra (Cuenca, 1912-2005) was a doctor, university professor, writer, poet and a historian of Ecuadorian medicine. He served as…

Writers from Cuenca · Author

Agustín Cuesta Vintimilla

Agustín Cuesta Vintimilla (Cuenca, 1884 – December 6, 1946) was an Ecuadorian poet, medical doctor, university professor, historian, legislator, and director of…

20th Century Writers · Author

Ramón Burbano Cuesta

Ramón Burbano Cuesta was an Ecuadorian poet. In 1982 he published, "Arena removida : relatos y prosa poetica." (more…)

20th Century Writers · Author

Alfonso Cuesta y Cuesta

Alfonso Cuesta y Cuesta (Cuenca, Ecuador, 1912 - Mérida, Venezuela, 1991) was an Ecuadorian novelist, short story writer, poet and university professor.…

20th Century Writers · Author

Arturo Cuesta Heredia

Arturo Cuesta Heredia (Azogues, August 18, 1922 - Cuenca, November 12, 2006) was an Ecuadorian lawyer, judge, writer and avant-garde poet. He…

20th Century Writers · Author

Eugenio Moreno Heredia

Eugenio Moreno Heredia (Cuenca, 1926—1997) was a poet, fiction writer, nonfiction writer, literary critic, university professor, magistrate judge and member of the…

20th Century Writers · Author

Cristóbal Zapata

Cristóbal Zapata is an Ecuadorian poet, editor, literary critic, and art curator. He was born in Cuenca in 1968. He is currently…

20th Century Writers · Author

Catalina Sojos

Catalina Sojos Mata (Cuenca, 1951) is a poet, writer, columnist, author of children's literature, and a translator. In 1989, at the age…

20th Century Writers · Author

Efraín Jara Idrovo

Efraín Jara Idrovo (Cuenca, 26 February 1926 – Cuenca, 8 April 2018) was an Ecuadorian writer and poet. Tragedy struck Idrovo in…

20th Century Writers · Author

Gabriel Cevallos García

Gabriel Cevallos García (Cuenca, Ecuador, January 6, 1913 - Tampa, Florida, March 16, 2004) was an Ecuadorian writer, historian, professor, and philosopher.…

Writers from Cuenca · Author

Ramón Borrero y Cortázar

Ramón Borrero y Cortázar (Cuenca, September 8, 1824 – 1895) was an Ecuadorian scholar and writer. He briefly served as president of…

19th Century Writers · Author

Antonio Borrero y Cortázar

Antonio Borrero y Cortázar, born Antonio María Vicente Narciso Borrero y Cortázar (Cuenca, October 29, 1827 – Quito, October 9, 1911) was…

20th Century Writers · Author

Hugo Salazar Tamariz

Hugo Salazar Tamariz (Cuenca, September 2, 1923 - Guayaquil, January 31, 1999) was a poet, novelist, playwright and actor. After traveling extensively…

20th Century Writers · Author

Luis Aguilar Monsalve

Luis Aguilar Monsalve (Cuenca, October 7, 1942) is an Ecuadorian writer, literary critic and university professor. He is a numerary member of…