Rene Marquez
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René Marqués
Born
October 4, 1919
Died
March 22, 1979 (aged 59)
Occupation
Writer
PlaywrightNationality
Puerto Rican
Genres
Theatre
Novels
Literary movement
Generación de los 40
Notable work(s)
La Carreta
Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Series
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René Marqués (October 4, 1919 - March 22, 1979) was a renownedPuerto Rican short story writer and playwright.
Contents
[hide] 1 Early years
2 The Generation of the 40's
3 Later years
4 Noted Works
5 See also
6 External links
[edit] Earlyyears
Marqués was born, raised and educated in the city of Arecibo. He developed an interest in writing at a young age and was politically keen to support independence for the non-sovereign nationof Puerto Rico.
In the 1940s, Marqués wrote what is considered to be his best play, La Carreta (The Oxcart). In 1951, it opened in San Juan and helped secure his reputation as a leading literaryfigure in Puerto Rico. The drama traces a rural Puerto Rican family as it moved to the slums of San Juan and then to New York in search for a better life, only to be disillusioned and to long for theirisland.
[edit] The Generation of the 40's
René Marqués was a member of what was known in Puerto Rico as "The Generation of the 40's". This was a group of intellectuals headed by LorenzoHomar. In 1950, together with the other members of the group, Marqués worked for the Division of Community Education of Puerto Rico. Marqués however, did often come into conflict with Luis Muñoz Marín. Hebelieved in complete Puerto Rican sovereignty and he often criticized Muñoz Marín, when he became governor, because of his acceptance of U.S. sovereignty over Puerto Rico.
In 1954, Puerto Rican...
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