Alcibiades González Delvalle (born 20 July 1936) is a

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an journalist, playwright, essayist, and novelist. He won the Paraguayan National Prize for Literature in 2013 with his novel ''Un viento negro''.GONZÁLEZ DELVALLE RECIBE EL PREMIO NACIONAL DE LITERATURA 2013
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Career

After writing for several newspapers starting in the 1950s, Delvalle joined the newly founded newspaper ''

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'' in 1967. Between 1979 and 1983, he was repeatedly imprisoned for his work criticizing corruption in the regime of

Alfredo Stroessner Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda (; 3 November 1912 – 16 August 2006) was a Paraguayan politician, army general and Military dictatorship, military dictator who ruled as the 42nd president of Paraguay from 15 August 1954 until his overthrow in 19 ...

. In 1981, the

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was formed in response to Delvalle's harassment. Delvalle received the

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for his journalism. Delvalle's plays explore historical and folkloric themes. He wrote a trilogy of plays dealing with events during the

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, multiple plays exploring Paraguayan mythology and

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folklore, and several librettos for musical comedies and

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s. The situation of Paraguayan

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s is a recurring theme in his work. His novel ''Un viento negro'' (A Black Wind), for which he won the 2013 Paraguayan National Prize for Literature, explores the terror of life under the repressive Stroessner dictatorship, which ruled Paraguay for thirty-five years (from 1954 to 1989).

Selected works

Plays inspired by folklore *''El grito del luisón'' (1972) *''Hay tiempo para llorar'' (1972) *''Peru rimá'' (1987) Trilogy dealing with the Paraguayan War *''Procesados del 70'' (1986) *''Elisa'' (1986) *''San Fernando'' (1989) Novels * ''Patronal Function'' (1980) * ''Un viento negro'' Other * ''My Vote for the People'', a collection of journalistic pieces * ''Our Gray Years'', a play (1985)

References

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