Britto García, Luis

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Name (Latin)
Britto García, Luis
Other forms of name
Brito García, Luis
Britto, Luis
García, Luis Britto
Date of birth
1940-10-09
Field of activity
latin american studies
Occupation
Dramatists
Essayists
Lawyers
Associated Language
fre
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 5789
Wikidata: Q3266627
Library of congress: n 50040582
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Wikipedia description:

Luis Britto García (born 9 October 1940, in Caracas) is a Venezuelan writer, playwright and essayist. His fiction has been recognised twice with the Casa de Las Américas Prize, for his works Rajatabla (1970) and Abrapalabra (1979). In 2002, he was the winner of Venezuela's National Prize for Literature, given as a lifetime achievement award. In 2005 he was recognized with the Ezequiel Martínez Estrada honorary award of Casa de Las Américas. In May 2012, he was appointed by President Hugo Chávez to the Venezuelan Council of State, "the highest circle of advisers to the president" provided for in the Venezuelan Constitution.

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