Elizabeth Azcona Cranwell
Elizabeth Azcona Cranwell (10 March 1933 – 2 December 2004) was an Argentine poet, storyteller, writer, translator, and literary critic. She was born and died in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was on the faculty of Philosophy and Letters at the University of Buenos Aires.
Elizabeth Azcona Cranwell
- Name
- Elizabeth Azcona Cranwell
- Born
- 10 March 1933
- Birthplace
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Died
- 2 December 2004
- Occupation
- Poet, storyteller, writer, translator, and literary critic
- Nationality
- Argentina
- Education
- Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Honours
- Konex Award
- Languages
- Spanish
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Elizabeth Azcona Cranwell (10 March 1933 – 2 December 2004) was an Argentine poet, storyteller, writer, translator, and literary critic. She was born and died in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was on the faculty of Philosophy and Letters at the University of Buenos Aires.
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She was a teacher, teaching workshops and seminars. She was also a literary critic for the newspaper La Nación and a translator. She translated the poems of William Shand, the collected poems of Dylan Thomas, and the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. Azcona Cranwell was the "poeta hermana" of Alejandra Pizarnik, and a contemporary of Joaquín Giannuzzi and Maria Elena Walsh. She was the 1984 Konex Award laureate.
Elizabeth Azcona Cranwell studied at Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad de Buenos Aires. The recorded working language is Spanish. Olga Orozco is recorded as an influence. Residence is recorded at Buenos Aires. Employment is recorded with University of Buenos Aires and La Nación. Distinctions recorded are Konex Award.
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• Name — Elizabeth Azcona Cranwell • Born — 10 March 1933 • Birthplace — Buenos Aires, Argentina • Died — 2 December 2004 • Place of death — Buenos Aires, Argentina • Occupation — Poet, storyteller, writer, translator, and literary critic • Language — Spanish • Genre — Surrealism
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Selected works
• 1955 - "Capítulo sin presencia" • 1956 - "La vida disgregada" • 1963 - "Los riesgos y el vacío" • 1966 - "De los opuestos" • 1971 - "Imposibilidad del lenguaje o los nombres del amor" • 1971 - "La vuelta de los equinoccios" • 1978 - "Anunciación del mal y la inocencia" • "El mandato" • 1987 - "Las moradas del sol" • 1990 - "El escriba de la mirada fija" • "La mordedura" • 1997 - "El reino intermitente"
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