R mulo gallegos biography

Award

The Rómulo Gallegos International Novel Prize (Spanish: Premio internacional de novela Rómulo Gallegos) was created on 6 August 1964 by a presidential decree enacted by VenezuelanpresidentRaúl Leoni, in honor of the Venezuelan writer and President Rómulo Gallegos, the author of Doña Bárbara.

The declared purpose of the prize is to "perpetuate and honor the work of the eminent novelist and also to stimulate the creative activity of Spanish language writers".^[1]

It is awarded by the government of Venezuela, through the offices of the Rómulo Gallegos Center for Latin American Studies (CELARG). The first prize was given in 1967. It was awarded every five years until 1987, when it became a biennial award.^[2]

The award includes a cash prize of €100,000 making it among the richest literary prizes in the world.

Award winners

• 1967: La casa verde, by Mario Vargas Llosa of Peru (English translation: The Green House)
• 1972: Cien años de soledad, by Gabriel García Márquez of Colombia (English translation: One Hundred Years of Solitude)
• 1977: Terra nostra, by Carlos Fuentes of Mexico (translated as Terra Nostra)
• 1982: Palinuro de México, by Fernando del Paso of Mexico
• 1987: Los perros del paraíso,
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Fun Facts Friday: Rómulo Gallegos

Rómulo Gallegos(2 August, 1884 – 5 April, 1969) was a Venezuelan writer and politician. He will be remembered as the first president to be elected in a clean election in Venezuelan history.

Books by Rómulo Gallegos*

1) Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire was born in Caracas to a middle class family.

2) In 1929 Mr. Gallegos published his novelDoña Bárbarawhich criticized longtime dictatorJuan Vicente Gómez Chacón. As a result the author was forced to escape to Spain.

3) During this time he wrote two more applauded novelsCantaclaro(1934) andCanaima(1935)

4) In 1936, upon his return to Venezuela, Mr. Gallegos was appointed Minister of Public Education.

5) He was elected to Congress in 1937, and serving as Mayor of Caracas in 1940-41.

6) In 1947, during an election that is believed to be Venezuela’s first honest one, Mr. Gallegos won 74% of the votes (a record than and still today).

7) Mr. Gallegos raised taxes on oil profits from 43% to 50% in a scheme that was later copied by several other countries including Saudi Arabia.

8) He was forced out of office in 1948 and took refuge in Cuba and Mexico.

9) Returning to Venezuela in 1958, Mr. Gallegos was named “senator for life”, but he never had an active role in politics.

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Venezuelan Literature

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