Mario Benedetti (Paso de los Toros, Tacuarembó, Uruguay, 14 de septiembre de 1920-Montevideo, ibíd., 17 de mayo de 2009) fue un escritor uruguayo, integrante de la Generación del 45, y uno de los más reconocidos en la lengua española. Su prolífica producción literaria de más de ochenta libros incluye cuento, novela, poesía, ensayo, canción, teatro y crítica cinematográfica. Algunos de sus libros fueron traducidos a más de veinte idiomas y le otorgaron numerosos premios y reconocimientos. En su testamento dejó creada la Fundación Mario Benedetti para preservar su obra y apoyar la literatura y la lucha por los derechos humanos en Uruguay (en especial el esclarecimiento del paradero de los detenidos desaparecidos de ese país).
Mario Benedetti (Paso de los Toros, Tacuarembó, Uruguay, September 14, 1920 - Montevideo, ibid., May 17, 2009) was a Uruguayan writer, a member of the Generation of '45, and one of the most renowned in the Spanish language. His prolific literary output of more than eighty books includes short stories, novels, poetry, essays, songs, plays, and film criticism. Some of his books have been translated into more than twenty languages, and he has received numerous awards and recognitions. In his will, he created the Mario Benedetti Foundation to preserve his work and support literature and the fight for human rights in Uruguay (especially the clarification of the whereabouts of the disappeared detainees in that country).
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Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet (1920-2009)
| Born | 14 September 1920 |
| Died | 17 May 2009 |
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Mario Benedetti
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Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet (1920-2009)
| Born | 14 September 1920 |
| Died | 17 May 2009 |
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History and criticism, Civilization, Latin American literature, Fiction, Politics and government, Uruguayan literature, Spanish American literature, Uruguayan poetry, Literature and society, Modern Literature, Uruguayan Short stories, Latin American poetry, Literatura uruguaya, Poesía uruguaya, Poetry, Spanish American poetry, Translations into English, Uruguayan National characteristics, Romance literature, Spanish Short stories, Spanish language materials, Spanish poetry, Criticism and interpretation, Cuentos uruguayos, Fiction, generalPlaces
Uruguay, Latin America, Cuba, America, United States, Central America, Paris (France), South America, SpainPeople
Mario Benedetti (1920-2009), Mario Benedetti (1920-), Gabriel García Márquez (1928-), José Enrique Rodó (1871-1917), José Enrique Rodó, Carlos Reyles (1868-1938), Daniel Viglietti (1939-), Enrique Estrázulas (1942-), Henry James (1843-1916), José Martí (1853-1895), Julio Cortázar, Marcel Proust (1871-1922), William Faulkner (1897-1962)Time
20th century, Siglo XX, 1904-1973, 1904-, 1945-, 1948-, 1959-, 1973-, 1973-1985, 1985-1995, 21st centuryID Numbers
- OLID: OL60411A
- BookBrainz: 3e93ab26-b8e5-4acf-a46d-1436e74be357
- GoodReads: 30195
- ISNI: 0000000368642168
- IMDb: nm0070709
- Library of Congress Names: n50007687
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV101271
- VIAF: 56585930
- Wikidata: Q16285
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q16285
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Alternative names
- Mario Orlando Hardy Hamlet Brenno Benedetti Farrugia
- mario benedetti
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