Fernando Soto Aparicio

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Soto and the second or maternal family name is Aparicio.
Fernando Soto Aparicio
Born (1933-10-01)1 October 1933
Socha, Boyacá, Colombia
Died 2 May 2016(2016-05-02) (aged 82)
Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Nationality Colombian
Genre Novels, books of poems, short stories, children's literature, essays, plays and scripts for film and television
Notable works "The rebellion of the rats", "while rains", "journey to the past", "Word of fire", "road walking", "demonia", "jasmine naked", "words to a girl", "The color of the wind"
Notable awards Selecciones Lengua Española Prize, Casa de las Américas Prize, City of Murcia Prize

Fernando Soto Aparicio (October 1, 1933 – May 2, 2016) was a Colombian poet, storyteller, playwright, novelist, librettist, and screenwriter. He was born in Socha, in the Department of Boyacá. Fernando Soto Aparicio spent his childhood in Santa Rosa de Viterbo. He is remembered for the novel The rebellion of the rats.[1] After several decades as a professor at various universities in the country, in 1961 he was exalted with the prize Selecciones Lengua Española, in 1970 he received the Casa de las Américas Prize, and a year later, the prize City of Murcia. In total, he wrote about 70 literary works, among them novels, poems, books of short stories, as well as theatre plays.[2]

Literary works

The rebellion of the rats, first edition.

The works of Fernando Soto Aparicio explore society in all its facets possible to portraying the relationship of individuals with the powers established (religious, legal, economical, military). Among his prolific work there are novels, books of poems, short stories, children's literature, essays, plays and scripts for film and television. Among them are:

Novels
Poetry
Short story
Children's literature
Other
Compilations, selections, anthologies

References

  1. "Biography of Fernando Soto Aparicio (1933-VVVV)". thebiography.us. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. Caracol Radio (2 May 2016). "Literatura colombiana: Muere el escritor colombiano Fernando Soto Aparicio - Actualidad - Caracol Radio". Caracol Radio. Retrieved 4 May 2016.

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