Bolivian Literature

[Benny Profane]

A country whose its Literature is very obscure and unknown. In my case, as Brazilian, I've never heard about any writer from Bolivia untill I heard about Edmundo Paz Soldán. And you can notice that Bolivia is a neighbour of Brazil.

Has anyone had any expertise about Bolivian Literature?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Leseratte]

Good thread, Benny! I just found this list in the net, but sadly I don't know any one of the authors:

Bolivian Literature | thelatinoauthor.com

thelatinoauthor.com

 

[Benny Profane]

Good thread, Benny! I just found this list in the net, but sadly I don't know no one of the authors:

Bolivian Literature | thelatinoauthor.com

thelatinoauthor.com

Thank you for the list, my dear.

 

[tiganeasca]

I couldn't think of any Bolivian authors either and then I looked at my own library which, to my surprise, includes one book by a 19th century Bolivian author, Nataniel Aguirre. The English language Wikipedia has this entry on him.

Oxford University Press publishes a series of books in a group called "Library of Latin America." Over the years I have bought a lot of the volumes in this collection including a work by Sr Aguirre entitled Juan de la Rosa.

Maybe I should read it?!

 

[Benny Profane]

I couldn't think of any Bolivian authors either and then I looked at my own library which, to my surprise, includes one book by a 19th century Bolivian author, Nataniel Aguirre. The English language Wikipedia has this entry on him.

Oxford University Press publishes a series of books in a group called "Library of Latin America." Over the years I have bought a lot of the volumes in this collection including a work by Sr Aguirre entitled Juan de la Rosa.

Maybe I should read it?!

I never heard about of him.

 

[kpjayan]

This could give a few more names.. I haven't read any other writers apart from Soldan.

An Introduction to Bolivian Literature in 5 Incredible Authors

Learn about five remarkable and distinctly different writers who have shaped Bolivian literature.

theculturetrip.com

 

[Leseratte]

Three poems by Adela Zamudio translated by Laura Nagle:

Three Poems by Adela Zamudio translated from the Spanish by Laura Nagle - Columbia Journal

Clouds and WindThe fiery rays of the summer sun are scorching the earth.The withered prairie, in its slow death throes,is seared and consumed as the hours pass.On the dry, barren …

columbiajournal.org

 

[Ben Jackson]

Haven't read any writer from Bolivia. Nice thread Benny.

 

[Daniel del Real]

Even in the Spanish speaking world you don't get to see a lot of Bolivian writers works on bookstores.
Besides the already mentioned Paz Soldán, who probably is the most known Bolivian writer alive, I've only read two other writers: Liliana Colanzi and Magela Baudoin, both relatively young (41 & 50) and mainly short story writers.
I liked Norte by Paz Soldán, although I haven't read Río Fugitivo, which is claimed as his best novel.
Colanzi is a very good short story writer in the same vein of Mariana Enríquez and Samanta Schweblin.

 

[Benny Profane]

Liliana Colanzi - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

She was published in Brazil. Has anyone read her?