Fernando Soto Aparicio
| Fernando Soto Aparicio | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 October 1933 Socha, Boyacá, Colombia |
| Died |
2 May 2016 (aged 82) Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Genre | Novels, books of poems, short stories, children's literature, essays, plays and scripts for film and television |
| Notable works | "The rebellion of the rats", "while rains", "journey to the past", "Word of fire", "road walking", "demonia", "jasmine naked", "words to a girl", "The color of the wind" |
| Notable awards | Selecciones Lengua Española Prize, Casa de las Américas Prize, City of Murcia Prize |
Fernando Soto Aparicio (October 1, 1933 – May 2, 2016) was a Colombian poet, storyteller, playwright, novelist, librettist for television and film screenwriter. He was born in Socha, in the Department of Boyacá. Fernando Soto Aparicio spent his childhood in Santa Rosa de Viterbo. He is remembered for the novel The rebellion of the rats.[1] After several decades as a professor at various universities in the country, in 1961 he was exalted with the prize Selecciones Lengua Española, in 1970 he received the Casa de las Américas Prize, and a year later, the prize City of Murcia. In total, he wrote about 70 literary works, among novels, poems, books of short stories as well as theatre plays.[2]
Literary works
The works of Fernando Soto Aparicio explore society in all its facets possible to portraying the relationship of individuals with the powers established (religious, legal, economical, military). Among his prolific work there are novels, books of poems, short stories, children's literature, essays, plays and scripts for film and television. Among them are:
- La rebelión de las ratas, 1962
- Mientras llueve, 1966
- Solamente la vida
- El espejo sombrío
- La sed del agua
- Proceso a un ángel
- Viaje al pasado, 1970
- Después empezará la madrugada
- Viva el ejército
- Viaje a la claridad
- La siembra de Camilo
- Mundo roto
- Cartilla para mejorar el Mundo
- Solo el silencio grita
- Y el hombre creó a Dios
- La agonía de una flor
- La noche del girasol
- La cuerda loca
- Todos los ríos son el mismo mar
- Puerto silencio
- Camino que anda
- Los funerales de América
- Los hijos del viento
- Hermano hombre
- Alfajuego
- Las ratas Reveladas
- Guacas y guacamayas
- Héroe antes de los doce años, 2004
- Pedro Pascasio
- La última guerra de los sexos
References
- ↑ "Biography of Fernando Soto Aparicio (1933-VVVV)". thebiography.us. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ Caracol Radio (2 May 2016). "Literatura colombiana: Muere el escritor colombiano Fernando Soto Aparicio - Actualidad - Caracol Radio". Caracol Radio. Retrieved 4 May 2016.