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Mario Benedetti
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Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet (1920-2009)
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Mario Orlando Hardy Hamlet Brenno Benedetti Farrugia, known as Mario Benedetti, was a Uruguayan writer, journalist, poet, and playwright. Born on 14 September 1920 in Paso de los Toros, Tacuarembó, Uruguay, he began his work period in 1943 and continued until 2009. He was a member of the Generación del 45 movement and the Broad Front political party. His notable works include The Truce, Cuentos completos, La Tregua, El cumpleaños de Juan Angel, ha-Hafugah, and Testigo de uno mismo. He also wrote essays and used pseudonyms such as Damocles, Orlando Fino, and Zampano.
Benedetti died on 17 May 2009 in Montevideo due to asthma. He is buried in the Central Cemetery. He received the Order of Francisco de Miranda. He wrote in Spanish.
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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
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
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
via TMDB
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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Benedetti
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Uruguay
- Place of birth
- Paso de los Toros
- Place of death
- Montevideo
- Occupation
- short story writer
- Political party
- Broad Front
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- Spanish
- Notable work
- The Truce
- Genre
- essay
- Movement
- Generación del 45
- Image
- Mario Benedetti.jpg
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- Commons category
- Mario Benedetti
- date of birth
- 1920-09-14
- date of death
- 2009-05-17
- start of work period
- 1943-00-00
- end of work period
- 2009-00-00
- birth name
- Mario Orlando Hardy Hamlet Brenno Benedetti Farrugia
- place of burial
- Central Cemetery
- cause of death
- asthma
- pseudonym
- Mario Benedetti
- writing language
- Spanish
- name in native language
- Mario Orlando Hardy Hamlet Brenno Benedetti Farrugia
- has works in the collection
- Memoria Chilena
- manner of death
- natural causes
via Wikidata · CC0
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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