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Uruguayan writer

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Ida Vitale is a Uruguayan writer, literary critic, teacher, and poet born in Montevideo in 1923. She writes in Spanish and is associated with the Generación del 45 movement. Her professional work began in 1962, focusing on poetry and literary criticism. She has authored 43 works, including *Poesia reunida*, *Majestad*, *Oidor andante*, and *Lexicon of Affinities*.

Vitale has received several awards, such as the Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the BBC 100 Women recognition, the Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo, and the FIL Award. She is recognized in the Cervantes Prize collection. She is married to Ángel Rama and has two children. Her residences include Montevideo, Austin, and Mexico City.

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Works
43

Top works

  • Poesia reunida
  • Majestad
  • Granta En Espanol #3
  • Oidor andante
  • Lexicon of Affinities

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Key facts

Born
( 1923-11-02 ) 2 November 1923 (age 102) , Montevideo , Uruguay
Occupation
literary critic, author, translator
Language
Spanish
Notable awards
Miguel de Cervantes Prize , Alfonso Reyes Prize , Delmira Agustini Medal , Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo
Spouse
Enrique Fierro, Ángel Rama
Children
Amparo, Claudio

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ida
Gender
female
Citizenship
Uruguay
Place of birth
Montevideo
Occupation
translator
Languages spoken
Spanish
Field of work
literary criticism
Genre
essay
Image
Ida Vitale at Texas A&M University.jpg
Number of children
2
Residence
Mexico City
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date of birth
1923-11-02
Commons category
Ida Vitale
name in native language
Ida Vitale
start of work period
1962-00-00
writing language
Spanish
on focus list of Wikimedia project
BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon
subject has role
centenarian
Sources (9)

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Encyclopedic overview

Ida Vitale (born 2 November 1923) is a Uruguayan poet, translator, essayist, lecturer and literary critic.

Life

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