Enrique Avellán Ferrés (December 11, 1904 in Guayaquil – 1984 in
Quito
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) was an Ecuadorian novelist and playwright.
He is the author of the novel ''La enorme pasión'' (Enormous Passion), the three-act play ''Como los árboles'' (1927; Like the Trees), and the musical fantasy ''La rebelion del museo'' (1969; Rebellion in the Museum).
He studied at the
University of Guayaquil
The University of Guayaquil ( Spanish: ''Universidad de Guayaquil''), known colloquially as the ''Estatal'' (i.e., "the State niversity), is a public university in Guayaquil, Guayas Province, Ecuador.
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where he earned a degree in social and political sciences.
Awards
Enrique Avellán Ferrés received multiple literary prizes.
In 1927 Avellán Ferrés,
Hugo Mayo, and
María Luisa Lecaro won the ''Savia'' Magazine Poetry Contest in Guayaquil.
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Works
* ''La enorme pasión'' (Enormous Passion)
* ''Como los árboles'' (1927; Like the Trees)
* ''El mismo caso'' (1938; The Same Case)
* ''Sin caminos'' (1939; Without direction)
* ''Manos de criminal'' (1939; Criminal Hands)
* ''Clarita la negra'' (1966; Black Clarita)
* ''Tiempo y ausencia'' (1969; Time and Absence)
* ''Correntada'' (1969; River Current)
* ''La rebelion del museo'' (1969; Rebellion in the Museum)
* ''Teatro para niños'' (1973; Children's Theater)
* ''Tablero: cuentos'' (1941)
References
1904 births
Ecuadorian dramatists and playwrights
Writers from Guayaquil
University of Guayaquil alumni
1984 deaths
20th-century Ecuadorian novelists
20th-century dramatists and playwrights
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