Carlos Maggi (5 August 1922,

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an lawyer, playwright, journalist and writer. Among his acquaintances he was known as "the Kid" (). He was one of the last surviving members of the ''

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Juan Carlos Onetti Juan Carlos Onetti Borges (July 1, 1909 – May 30, 1994) was a Uruguayan novelist and author of short stories. Early life Onetti was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was the son of Carlos Onetti, a customs official, and Honoria Borges, who be ...

Manuel Flores Mora Manuel Flores Mora (September 4, 1923 – February 15, 1985) was a Uruguayan journalist and politician representing the Colorado Party. Background and early career A direct descendant of 19th century President Venancio Flores, Flores worked in ...

Ángel Rama Ángel A. Rama (; April 30, 1926November 27, 1983) was a Uruguayan writer, academic, and literary critic, known for his work on ''modernismo'' and for his theorization of the concept of "transculturation." Biography Born in Montevideo to Galician ...

Emir Rodríguez Monegal Emir Rodríguez Monegal (28 July 1921 – 14 November 1985), born in Uruguay, was a scholar, literary critic, and editor of Latin American literature. From 1969 to 1985, Rodríguez Monegal was professor of Latin American contemporary literatur ...

Idea Vilariño Idea Vilariño Romani (Montevideo, 18 August 1920 – 28 April 2009) was a Uruguayan poet, essayist and literary critic. She belonged to the group of intellectuals known as ''"Generación del 45".'' In this generation, there are several writers s ...

Carlos Real de Azúa Carlos Real de Azúa (March 15, 1916 – July 16, 1977) was a Uruguayan lawyer, professor, essayist, sociologist and historian. Biography Real de Azúa Real was born into an old Uruguayan family, the first Real de Azúa having arrived at the R� ...

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José Pedro Díaz José Pedro Díaz (January 12, 1921 - July 3, 2006) was a Uruguayan essayist, educator and writer. He is remembered as a member of the ''Generation of 45'', a Uruguayan intellectual and literary movement: Carlos Maggi, Manuel Flores Mora, Áng ...

Amanda Berenguer Amanda Berenguer (1921 – July 13, 2010) was a Uruguayan poet. She is remembered as a member of the Generation of 45, a Uruguayan intellectual and literary movement. Biography She was born in Montevideo. ''Quehaceres e Invenciones'' (1963) broug ...

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Mario Benedetti Mario Benedetti Farrugia (; 14 September 1920 – 17 May 2009), was a Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet and an integral member of the Generación del 45. Despite publishing more than 80 books and being published in twenty languages, he ...

Ida Vitale Ida Vitale (born 2 November 1923) is a Uruguayan poet, translator, essayist, lecturer and literary critic. Life She played an important role in the Uruguayan art movement known as the 'Generation of 45': Carlos Maggi, Manuel Flores Mora, Á ...

Líber Falco Líber Falco (4 October 1906 – 10 November 1955) was a Uruguayan poet. Biography Born on 4 October 1906 in the neighborhood of Villa Muñoz in Montevideo, Uruguay. As a young man, he worked as a barber, salesman, clerk in a print shop and as ...

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Works

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'' (2013), opera libretto, with

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, music by Federico García Vigil * ''1611-2011 Mutaciones y aggiornamientos en la economía y cultura del Uruguay'' (2011) * ''Artigas revelado'' (2009), with Leonardo Borges * ''La nueva historia de Artigas'' (2005), 8 volumes * ''El fin de la discusión'' (2002) * ''La guerra de Baltar'' (2001) * ''Artigas y el lejano norte'' (1999) * ''Esperando a Rodó'' (1998) * ''Los uruguayos y la bicicleta'' (1995) * ''La reforma inevitable'' (1994) * ''Amor y boda de Jorge con Giorgina'' (1992) * ''Con el uno, Ladislao'' (1992) * ''El Uruguay de la tabla rasa'' (1992) * ''Artigas y su hijo el Caciquillo'' (1991) * ''La hija de Gorbachov'' (1991) * ''El Urucray y sus ondas'' (1991) * ''Crispín amores Artigas'' (1990) * ''Un cuervo en la madrugada'' (1989) * ''Los militares, la televisión y otras razones de uso interno'' (1986) * ''El patio de la torcaza'' (1986) * ''Frutos'' (1985) * ''Para siempre y un día'' (1978) * ''Un motivo y Rancho en la noche'' (1973), on texts by * ''Nueva York A.P.: La muerte de un viajante'' (1973), about ''

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* ''El baile del cangrejo'' (1971) * ''Un motivo'' (1968) * ''El patio de la torcaza'' (1967) * ''Noticias de la aventura del hombre'' (1966) * ''El pianista y el amor (con otros)'' (1965) * ''El Uruguay y su gente'' (1963) * ''La gran viuda'' (1961) * ''La noche de los ángeles inciertos''(1960) * ''El apuntador'' (1959) * ''La biblioteca'' (1959) * ''Caracol, col, col'' (1959), con otros * ''La trastienda'' (1958) * ''Polvo enamorado'' (1951) * ''

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, primer estadista de la revolución'' (1942), with

; in 1941 it obtained an award from the

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References

External links

Carlos Maggi, según Carlos Real de Arzúa - ''ANTOLOGÍA DEL ENSAYO URUGUAYO CONTEMPORÁNEO'', Tomo II. pp. 569-570, 1964
* ttp://www.vivencias.com.uy/2012/05/entrevista-carlos-maggi.html ''"Entrevista a Carlos Maggi"'' - En Vivencias, mayo 2012, por Andrea Calvetebr>In memoriam Carlos MaggiCarlos Maggi recorded at the Library of Congress for the Hispanic Division’s audio literary archive in 1977
1922 births Uruguayan people of Italian descent Writers from Montevideo Uruguayan journalists 20th-century Uruguayan lawyers Uruguayan dramatists and playwrights Uruguayan male dramatists and playwrights 2015 deaths 20th-century dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Uruguayan male writers Recipients of the Delmira Agustini Medal {{Uruguay-law-bio-stub