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Mario Benedetti

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Mario Benedetti

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Also known as Mario Orlando Hardy Hamlet Brenno Benedetti Farrugia, Hamlet Brenna Benedetti Farrugia

Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet (1920-2009)

Person · Open Library

Born
14 September 1920
Died
17 May 2009
Works
346

Top works

  • Cuentos completos
  • La Tregua
  • El cumpleaños de Juan Angel
  • ha-Hafugah
  • Testigo de uno mismo

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Film & TV

Writing · Paso de los Toros, Tacuarembó, Uruguay

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mario Benedetti, was an Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet as well as being an integral member of the Generación del 45. In spite of publishing more than 80 books and being published in twenty languages he was not well known in the English-speaking world, but in the Spanish-speaking world he was considered one of Latin America's most important writers…

Known for

  • Words of Truth — Self2004
  • The Dark Side of the Heart — Sailor that recites in German1992
  • Onetti, Portrait of a Writer — Self1990
  • País verde y herido1979

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Origin
Uruguay
Active from
1920-09-14
Active to
2009-05-17

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
21,054
Total plays
199,265

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Uruguayan poet and writer, born in 1920. One of the most intense voices of Latin american contemporary literature. Love, politics, everything that shakes the heart... his poetry is made of this. His poems have been recited by various musicians and artists, amongst them J.M. Serrat. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Mario+Benedetti">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
( 1920-09-14 ) 14 September 1920, Paso de los Toros
Died
17 May 2009 (2009-05-17) (aged 88), Montevideo
Occupation
Writer
Nationality
Uruguayan
Education
Deutsche Schule Montevideo

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Mario Benedetti, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Plaque at the Suns of the Paseo de los Soles, Montevideo, Uruguay

Mario Benedetti Farrugia ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo βeneˈðeti] ; 14 September 1920 – 17 May 2009), was a Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet and an integral member of the Generación del 45. Despite publishing more than 80 books and being published in twenty languages, he was not well known in the English-speaking world. In the Spanish-speaking world, he is considered one of Latin America's most important writers of the latter half of the 20th century.

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