Hanni Ossott
Hanni Ossott (14 February 1946 – 31 December 2002) was a Venezuelan poet, translator and critic.
Hanni Ossott
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- Name
- Hanni Ossott
- Born
- 14 February 1946
- Birthplace
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Died
- 31 December 2002 (aged 56)
- Occupation
- poet
- Spouse
- Manuel Caballero
- Education
- Universidad Central de Venezuela
- Nationality
- Venezuela
- Fields
- poetry · essay · translation · art criticism
- Languages
- Spanish
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Hanni Ossott (14 February 1946 – 31 December 2002) was a Venezuelan poet, translator and critic.
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• Name — Hanni Ossott • Born — 14 February 1946 • Birthplace — Caracas, Venezuela • Birth Name — Hanni Ossott • Place of death — Caracas, Venezuela • Died — 31 December 2002 (aged 56) • Occupation — poet • Spouse — Manuel Caballero • Education — Universidad Central de Venezuela
Life
Life
She was born in Caracas and she received her bachelor's degree in the Universidad Central de Venezuela, where she was also a professor. She was awarded the José Antonio Ramos Sucre Prize and the Lazo Martí Prize and she worked as a translator and a critic. She translated some of the works of Rainer Maria Rilke and Emily Dickinson into Spanish. Her poetry explored themes of existence, sickness, identity, the soul, and the abstract. She was respected as one of the great Venezuelan poets of her time, but remains virtually unknown outside of Venezuela.
Main works
Main works
• Hasta que llegue el día y huyan las sombras (1983) • El reino donde la noche se abre(1986) • Plegarias y penumbras (1986) • Cielo, tu arco grande (1989) • Casa de agua y de sombras (1992) • El circo roto (1993). • Como leer la poesía (2005).
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1946
Hanni Ossott born at Caracas.
2002
Hanni Ossott died at Caracas.
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- Everything and nothing : the poetry of Hanni Ossott
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- Somos lo que habitamos: poéticas del espacio en Casa de agua y de sombras de Hanni Ossott, Revista chilena de literatura, 2022
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Hanni Ossott worked in poetry, essay, translation and art criticism. She was employed by Central University of Venezuela. Recorded position is professor. Recorded as linguist, poet, writer, translator and university teacher. Connected to 1 other published record in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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