Pablo Armando Fernández
Illustration — Fernández on CUNY TV's Charlando con Cervantes, 1997. Pablo Armando Fernández (2 March 1930 – 3 November 2021) was a Cuban poet, novelist, essayist and playwright. In 1996, he was awarded the National Prize for Literature, Cuba's national literary award and most important award of its type.
Also recorded as Pablo Armando Fernandez
Pablo Armando Fernández
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- Born
- 1930 · Havana.
- Died
- 2021 · Havana.
- Nationality
- Cuba
- Occupation
- poet · dramaturge · novelist · writer · playwright
- Fields
- creative and professional writing
- Education
- Columbia University
- Honours
- National Prize for Literature · Premio Adonáis de Poesía · Casa de las Américas Prize
- Languages
- Spanish
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Illustration — Fernández on CUNY TV's Charlando con Cervantes, 1997. Pablo Armando Fernández (2 March 1930 – 3 November 2021) was a Cuban poet, novelist, essayist and playwright. In 1996, he was awarded the National Prize for Literature, Cuba's national literary award and most important award of its type.
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Pablo Armando Fernández studied at Columbia University. The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is creative and professional writing. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are theatre. Distinctions recorded are National Prize for Literature, Premio Adonáis de Poesía and Casa de las Américas Prize.
Born in the Oriente Province, Fernández lived in the United States from 1945 to 1959. He attended Columbia University. After the Cuban Revolution he moved back to the island. His early works were personal, but he later wrote on social matters. Fernández has been described as follows: "He has a movie poster face with a full mane of white hair and a Rasputin like goatee, like a more handsome Uncle Ben. Since his return shortly after the revolutionary victory he has been in and out of favor, then in again. Fernández has settled comfortably into a position of responsibility and respect. He is one of the OWs, the Official Writers."
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1930
Pablo Armando Fernández born at Havana.
2021
Pablo Armando Fernández died at Havana.
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- Learning to Die: The Poetic Quest of Pablo Armando Fernández, Literature and Quest, 1993
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 1993
- Poetry of Pablo Armando Fernández, Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research, 1998
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 1998
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2734870: Pablo Armando Fernández
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- “Pablo Armando Fernández”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Learning to Die: The Poetic Quest of Pablo Armando Fernández, Literature and Quest, 1993Crossref registry
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Poetry of Pablo Armando Fernández, Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research, 1998Crossref registry
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2734870: Pablo Armando FernándezWikimedia Foundation
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