Aquiles Nazoa
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Aquiles Nazoa was born in El Guarataro, in Caracas, on May 17 of 1920 and died on April 26 of 1976 in an automobile accident between Caracas and Valencia. He was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, poetand humorist. His work expressed the values of popular Venezuelan culture.
He never graduated from High School.
In his early life he worked different jobs, some of them were unpleasent, whileothers were interesting but none of them were productive.
At the age of 12 he was an apprentice at carpentry, a year later he was a bellhop at Majestic Hotel.
He worked in the newspaper El Universal asa packer, later becoming a proof-reader. He had also begun to read English and French which allowed him to work simultaneously as a tourist guide in the Museo de Bellas Artes. He became thecorrespondent of El Universal in Puerto Cabello and was arrested in 1940 for defamation and slanderous allegations when criticising the Municipal authorities.
He worked in Tropical Radio, had a column in ElUniversal entitled Punta de lanza (spearhead), and was reporter for the newspaperÚltimas Noticias. He collaborated in the weekly magazine El Morrocoy Azul and the newspaper El Nacional. He wrote for theColombian magazine, Sábado (Saturday) and lived a year in Cuba. In 1945, he became editor of the magazine Fantoches. The same year, his humorous and satirical books began circulating.
In 1948,Nazoa obtained the National Journalism Prize in the humour and customs section. In 1956, he was expelled from the country by the regime of Marcos Pérez Jiménez, but returned in 1958.
In 1960 his book"The Poems" came out and that is when the real poet that Nazoa was got revealed.
He was also awarded the Municipal Prize for Literature of the Federal District in 1967.
Published Works
*Caperucita criolla (Creole Little Red Riding-Hood), 1955.
* Poesía para colorear (Poetry for colouring), 1958.
* El burro flautista (The flautist donkey), 1958.
* Los dibujos de Leo (Leo's...
He never graduated from High School.
In his early life he worked different jobs, some of them were unpleasent, whileothers were interesting but none of them were productive.
At the age of 12 he was an apprentice at carpentry, a year later he was a bellhop at Majestic Hotel.
He worked in the newspaper El Universal asa packer, later becoming a proof-reader. He had also begun to read English and French which allowed him to work simultaneously as a tourist guide in the Museo de Bellas Artes. He became thecorrespondent of El Universal in Puerto Cabello and was arrested in 1940 for defamation and slanderous allegations when criticising the Municipal authorities.
He worked in Tropical Radio, had a column in ElUniversal entitled Punta de lanza (spearhead), and was reporter for the newspaperÚltimas Noticias. He collaborated in the weekly magazine El Morrocoy Azul and the newspaper El Nacional. He wrote for theColombian magazine, Sábado (Saturday) and lived a year in Cuba. In 1945, he became editor of the magazine Fantoches. The same year, his humorous and satirical books began circulating.
In 1948,Nazoa obtained the National Journalism Prize in the humour and customs section. In 1956, he was expelled from the country by the regime of Marcos Pérez Jiménez, but returned in 1958.
In 1960 his book"The Poems" came out and that is when the real poet that Nazoa was got revealed.
He was also awarded the Municipal Prize for Literature of the Federal District in 1967.
Published Works
*Caperucita criolla (Creole Little Red Riding-Hood), 1955.
* Poesía para colorear (Poetry for colouring), 1958.
* El burro flautista (The flautist donkey), 1958.
* Los dibujos de Leo (Leo's...
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