Julio Valle Castillo
| Julio Valle Castillo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 10, 1952 Masaya, Nicaragua |
| Occupation | poet, novelist, painter, essayist, literary critic and art critic |
| Nationality |
 Nicaraguan |
Julio Valle Castillo (born August 10, 1952), was born in Masaya, Nicaragua. He is a poet, novelist, painter, essayist, and a critic of literature and art.
Early life and career
Valle-Castillo studied Hispanic Language and Literature at the National Autonomous University in Mexico.[1] Valle-Castillo began publishing his poems in Pablo Antonio Cuadra's newspaper supplement, "La Prensa Literaria", in the 1970s.[2] Valle-Castillo later published his first book in 1977, "Las Armas Iniciales". Valle-Castillo, along with Mayra Jiménez,[3] served as editor of "Poesía Libre", a monthly publication published during the Sandinista government.[4]
As of 2006, Julio Valle-Castillo served as the director of the Instituto Nicaragüense de Cultura (INC) (Nicaraguan Institute of Culture).[5]
Literary works
- Published[6]
- Las armas iniciales (1977)
- Las primeras notas del laúd (1977)
- Formas migratorias (1979)
- Materia jubilosa (1986)
- Ronda tribal para el nacimiento de Sandino (1981)
- Con los pasos cantados (1998)
- Poetry
- Poetas modernistas de Nicaragua (1978)
- Rimbaud entre nosotros (1993)
- Poesía francesa / Traducciones nicaragüenses (1993);
- Hija del día / Artes poéticas nicaragüenses (1994);
- Nicaragua: cuentos escogidos (1998)
- Cuentos nicaragüenses (2002)
- Essays
- El inventario del paraíso (1986)
- La catedral de León de Nicaragua (2000)
- Las humanidades de la poesía nicaragüense (2001)
- Novel
- Réquiem en Castilla del Oro (1966)
See also
References
- ↑ "Julio Valle Castillo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-09-20.
- ↑ Tünnermann Bernheim, Carlos. "Julio Valle - Castillo". El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-09-20.
- ↑ Craven, David (2002). Art and revolution in Latin America, 1910-1990. Yale University Press. p. 137. ISBN 0-300-08211-8.
- ↑ Whisnant, David E. (1995). Rascally signs in sacred places: the politics of culture in Nicaragua. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. p. 204. ISBN 0-8078-4523-X.
- ↑ Shade, Eunice. "Hay democratización en la cultura". El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- ↑ Leonor González, Marta. "Julio Valle-Castillo, pajaritero mayor". La Prensa Litararia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-09-20.
External links
- Julio Valle Castillo - Dariana; Diccionario de escritores nicaragüenses (Spanish)
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