Claribel Alegría
Claribel Alegría was born in Estelí, Estelí Department, Nicaragua on May 12th, 1924 and is the Poet. At the age of 93, Claribel Alegría biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Clara Isabel Alegra Vides (May 12, 1924 – January 25, 2018), also known by her pseudonym Claribel Alegra, was a prominent figure in contemporary Central America's literature.
She was given the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2006.
Career
Alegra's literary work reflects Central America's popular literary current, "la generacion comprometida" (the committed generation). She made arguments for rights using a language that is often counter-literary, like many other poets of her generation who are skeptical of their societies.
Alegra published several books of poetry, including Casting Off (2003), Sorrow (1999), Umbrales (1996), and La Mujer del Ro (1989). She has also published books and children's tales, as well as testimonies (often in collaboration with her husband, DJ "Bud" Flakoll), including "They Won't Take Me Alive."
Awards
- 1978 Cuban-sponsored Casa de las Américas for Sobrevivo ("I Survive"), a poetry collection. She was awarded this prize alongside Gioconda Belli.
- 2006 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
- 2017 XXVI Premio Reina Sofía de Poesía Iberoamericana by the Universidad de Salamanca and the Spanish Patrimonio Nacional.