Abdón Ubidia

Abdón Ubidia
Born 1944
Quito, Ecuador
Occupation Writer
Nationality Ecuador Ecuador
Citizenship Ecuador Ecuador
Literary movement Tsantzismo
Notable awards Premio Eugenio Espejo (2012), Jose Mejia prize for best fiction (1979) and (1986).

Abdón Ubidia (1944) is an Ecuadorian writer who is considered one of the most representative and relevant voices of modern Ecuadorian literature. He was the 2012 recipient of the Premio Eugenio Espejo in Literature, awarded to him by President Rafael Correa.[1]

His is the author of the short story books Bajo el mismo extraño cielo (1979), Divertinventos (1989) and the novels Ciudad de invierno (1984) and Sueño de lobos (1986), which was translated into English as Wolves´Dream in 1997.

As a researcher in the field of oral literature, he published El cuento popular (1997) and La poesía popular (1982). He has contributed to numerous cultural publications, led the cultural magazine Palabra suelta, and has carried out field research as compiler of legends and oral traditions. His stories have been translated into several European languages.[2]

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