List of Uruguayan writers
The following is a list of notable Uruguayan writers:
Name |
Period |
Writings |
Other |
Places
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Delmira Agustini |
1886–1914 |
poet |
|
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Marcelina Almeida |
mid 19th-c |
novelist, writer, poet |
|
Montevideo
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Enrique Amorim |
1900–1960 |
novelist, writer |
|
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Dino Armas |
born 1941 |
playwright |
theater director |
|
Teresita de Barbieri |
1937-2018 |
writer |
sociologist |
Mexico City
|
Ana Barrios Camponovo |
born 1961 |
writer, illustrator |
actress |
Montevideo, Spain
|
Roberto Barry |
1920-1980 |
writer, musician, comedian |
|
Montevideo
|
Guzmán Carriquiry Lecour |
born 1944 |
writer |
Vatican employee |
Rome
|
Mario Benedetti |
1920–2009 |
journalist, novelist, poet |
|
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Horacio Bernardo |
born 1976 |
writer and philosopher |
|
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Marcia Collazo |
born 1959 |
novelist, poet |
lawyer, teacher |
|
Helena Corbellini |
born 1959 |
novelist, poet |
professor |
|
Ismael Cortinas |
1884–1940 |
journalist, playwright |
politics |
|
Gerardo de Oscar |
1978 |
writer, essayist |
teacher |
|
Eduardo Acevedo Díaz |
1851–1921 |
writer, journalist |
politician |
|
Emilio Frugoni |
1880–1969 |
poet, essayist, journalist |
politician, lawyer |
|
Eduardo Galeano |
1940–2015 |
journalist, writer, novelist |
|
|
Malí Guzmán |
born 1961 |
playwright, journalist, scenographer, writer |
|
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Alicia Haber |
born 1946 |
historian, art critic, curator, teacher |
|
Montevideo
|
Felisberto Hernández |
1902–1964 |
writer |
pianist |
|
Ernesto Herrera |
1889–1917 |
playwright, short story, journalist |
|
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Julio Herrera y Reissig |
1875–1910 |
poet, playwright, essayist |
|
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Suleika Ibáñez |
1930–2013 |
novelist, essayist, poet |
teacher, and translator |
Montevideo
|
Sara de Ibáñez |
1909–1971 |
poet, literary critic |
educator |
Montevideo
|
Juana de Ibarbourou |
1892–1979 |
poet |
|
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Lola Larrosa de Ansaldo |
1859–1895 |
writer |
|
Buenos Aires
|
Circe Maia |
born 1932 |
poet |
translator |
Montevideo - Tacuarembó
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Jorge Majfud |
born 1969 |
novelist, essayist |
architect, prof. of mathematics and art |
Tacuarembó - elsewhere
|
Leo Maslíah |
born 1954 |
novelist, poet, short story, playwright |
musician, singer |
Montevideo - Buenos Aires
|
Tomás de Mattos |
1947–2016 |
writer |
librarian |
Tacuarembó
|
Jesús Moraes |
born 1955 |
short story |
|
Artigas
|
Alvaro Ojeda |
born 1958 |
writer, journalist, novelist, poet |
reviewer |
|
Juan Carlos Onetti |
1909–1994 |
novelist, short story |
|
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Emilio Oribe |
1893–1975 |
poet, essayist |
philosopher, doctor |
|
Danilo Pallares Echeverría |
?-present |
writer |
musician |
Flores
|
Manuel Pérez y Curis |
1884–1920 |
poet |
|
Montevideo
|
Cristina Peri Rossi |
born 1941 |
novelist, poet, short story |
translator |
|
Carmen Posadas |
born 1953 |
books for children, writes for film & TV |
|
Montevideo
|
Fanny Puyesky |
1939–2010 |
books, columns, plays |
lawyer |
Montevideo
|
Horacio Quiroga |
1878–1937 |
playwright, poet, short story |
|
Salto, Buenos Aires
|
Ana Ribeiro |
born 1955 |
historical essays, novels |
professor |
Montevideo
|
José Enrique Rodó |
1872–1917 |
essayist |
|
Montevideo
|
Mauricio Rosencof |
born 1933 |
playwright, poet, journalist |
|
Florida
|
Florencio Sánchez |
1875–1910 |
playwright, journalist |
politician |
Montevideo
|
Ramiro Sanchiz |
born 1978 |
novelist, short story writer |
translator |
Montevideo
|
Beatriz Santos Arrascaeta |
born 1947 |
writer |
activist, educator |
Montevideo
|
Daniel Vidart |
1920–2019 |
anthropologist, historian |
|
Paysandú
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Constancio C. Vigil |
1876–1954 |
writer |
publisher |
Rocha, Buenos Aires
|
Ida Vitale |
born 1923 |
poet |
|
Montevideo
|
Giselda Zani |
1909–1975 |
poet, short story writer |
art critic |
|
Juan Zorrilla de San Martín |
1855–1931 |
epic poet |
politician |
Montevideo
|
Roy Berocay |
born 1955 |
journalist |
author |
Montevideo
|
List of Uruguayan poets
See also
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