Helena Araújo
Helena Araújo | |
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| Notable awards | Platero Award 1984 Post-nadaístas colombianas |
| Spouse | Pierre Albrecht de Martini (deceased) |
| Children |
Priscilla Albrecht Gisèle Albrecht Nicole Albrecht Jocelyne Albrecht |
| Relatives | Alfonso Araújo Gaviria (father) |
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Helena Araújo Ortiz (20 January 1934 – 2 February 2015) was a writer and an international professor of Latin American literature and women's studies. Her works of literary criticism have appeared in various Latin American and European literary journals.[1]
Personal life
Helena was born on 20 January 1934 in
University of Maryland (1949-1950). Back in Colombia she pursued studies in literature and philosophy at the National University of Colombia until 1951 when she got married. In 1971 she and her daughters moved to Switzerland where shortly thereafter she became a widow and where she has remained ever since. She continued her education in literature and philosophy at the University of Geneva and the University of Lausanne
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Career
She has published numerous literary criticism articles, several fiction books, multiple short stories and essays.[3] She has been translated from Spanish into English, French, Italian and German. She has taught Latin American culture and literature at the Popular University of Lausanne, Switzerland (1994-2002) and has presented numerous seminars and courses internationally about Latin American women writers.
Recognition
She is the recipient of literary prizes including the 1984 Platero Award by the Spanish Book Club of the
United Nations in Geneva for her essay Post-nadaístas colombianas.[4] In 2005 Lausanne District and the Embassy of Colombia in Switzerland gave tribute to Araújo for her work in literature.[5] In 2009 Araújo was honoured during the VI Gathering of Colombian Women Writers;[6][1] El Tiempo published a short memoir that was presented during the tribute.[7]
Selected works
Books
- Araújo, Helena (1970). La"M" de las Moscas (short story anthology) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Tercer Mundo. OCLC 1968681.
- — (1976). Signos y Mensajes (literary criticism) (in Spanish). Bogotá: OCLC 2735167.
- — (1981). Fiesta en Teusaquillo (novel) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Plaza & Janés. OCLC 8069072.
- — (1989). La Scherezada Criolla (literary criticism) (in Spanish). Bogotá: OCLC 20452454.
- —; et al. (2003). Ardores y Furores (short story anthology) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Planeta. OCLC 53047777.
- — (2007). Las Cuitas de Carlota (novel) (in Spanish). Medellín: Hombre Nuevo. OCLC 243824310.
- — (2009). Esposa Fugada y Otros Cuentos Viajeros (short story anthology) (in Spanish). Medellín: Hombre Nuevo. OCLC 456670106.
- — (2021). Adelaida: 1848 (historical novel) (in Spanish). Bogotá: ISBN 9789587945669.
- — (2022). Fiesta en Teusaquillo (novel) (in Spanish). Bogotá: ISBN 9789587982039.
Chapters
- OCLC 18907822.
- Ortega, Julio, ed. (2003). "Sobre Las Marquecianas". Gaborio: Artes De Releer a Gabriel García Márquez (essay anthology) (in Spanish). Mexico City: Jorale. pp. 227–238. OCLC 56087816.
- OCLC 50272789.
Journal articles
- Araújo, Helena; Ivinson, Gabrielle; Deliyanni, Kiki; Arnot, Madeline (May 2000). "Changing femininity, changing concepts of citizenship in public and private spheres". S2CID 143217747.
References
- ^ Falleció la escritora colombiana Helena Araújo (in Spanish)
- ^ OCLC 28546996. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean Literature
- Swissinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ Homenaje por la Embajada de Colombia Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. De Papaya, 2005
- OCLC 436626557.
- ^ El Tiempo - Helena Araújo
External links
- Pérez Sastre, Paloma; Giraldo Gómez; Claudia Ivonne (3 December 2005). "Helena Araújo" (review). OCLC 7475329.
- Páez Escobar, Gustavo (1990). "El Exilio Voluntario de Helena Araújo" (article). OCLC 436626557.
- Ramírez, Dora Cecilia (1989). "La Scherezada Criolla". Boletín Cultural y Bibliográfico (in Spanish). 36 (21). OCLC 1519108. Archived from the original(lay summary) on 2013-01-12.
- Giraldo Gómez, Claudia Ivonne (29 October 2006). "Se Escuchan Las Cuitas de Carlota" (lay summary). OCLC 37847519.
- Sánchez, María Clemencia (2011). "Exilio: Entrevista a Helena Araújo" (interview). Lingüística y Literatura (in Spanish) (60): 245–254. OCLC 5285172.
- Vanegas Athias, Beatriz (December 29, 2012). "Una no nace mujer". El Meridiano de Sucre (in Spanish).
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