Enrique Labrador Ruiz (May 11, 1902 – November 10, 1991) was a Cuban journalist, novelist, essayist, short story writer, and poet.
Biography
Enrique Labrador Ruiz, Cuban journalist, novelist, essayist, short story writer, and poet, was born in
Sagua la Grande
Sagua la Grande (nicknamed ''La Villa del Undoso'', sometimes shortened in Sagua) is a municipality located on the north coast of the province of Villa Clara in central Cuba, on the Sagua la Grande River. The city is close to Mogotes de Juma ...
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Cuba
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, on May 11, 1902. He was a member of the
Academia Cubana de la Lengua and also of the
. Labrador Ruiz was a well-learned and traveled man who created his own style of writing novels, which he called ''gaseiforme''. In 1933, he published his first novel in this style, ''El laberinto de sí mismo'', which forms a trilogy with ''Cresival'' (1936) and ''Anteo (Novela gaseiforme)'' (1940). With his collection of short stories, ''El gallo en el espejo'' (1953), he established his ''cuentería cubiche'' style.
In 1976, Labrador Ruiz and his wife María (Cheché) were exiled from Cuba. After residing in Spain and Venezuela, they moved to and maintained their permanent residence in Miami, Florida. During his years of exile, Labrador Ruiz wrote for many literary journals and newspapers, including ''Réplica'' (Miami),
El Diario de Caracas
''El Diario de Caracas'', was one of the best known newspapers of Venezuela. The paper was founded in 1979 by a group of investors who had the concern to launch a tabloid newspaper with a critical orientation both socio-culturally and politicall ...
, and ''Linden Lane Magazine''.
Enrique Labrador Ruiz received numerous awards and honors for his works of literature. In Cuba, ''Conejito Ulán'' won the Hernández Catá Prize in 1946, and in 1950 his novel ''Sangre hambrienta'' won the Premio Nacional de Literatura. Some of his most important works are: ''El gallo en el espejo'' (1953), ''El pan de los muertos'' (1958), and his final work, ''Cartas a la carte'' (1991).
Enrique Labrador Ruiz died in Miami on November 10, 1991.
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Cuban American literature Cuban American literature overlaps with both Cuban literature and American literature, and is also distinct in itself. Its boundaries can blur on close inspection. Some scholars, such as Rodolfo J. Cortina, regard "Cuban American authors" simply as ...
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List of Cuban-American writers
See also
* Cuban American literature
* List of Cuban writers
* List of Cuban women writers
* List of Cuban Americans
* Before Columbus Foundation
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Enrique Labrador Ruiz papersare available at th
Cuban Heritage CollectionUniversity of Miami Libraries
The Enrique Labrador Ruiz papers consist primarily of the manuscripts of his articles and essays written in exile and includes that of his final book, ''Cartas a la carte'' (1991).
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Enrique Labrador Ruiz papers
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University of Miami Libraries Digital Collections
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1902 births
1991 deaths
People from Sagua la Grande
Cuban emigrants to the United States
Exiles of the Cuban Revolution in the United States
Cuban male novelists
Cuban male poets
Cuban journalists
Cuban male journalists
20th-century Cuban novelists
20th-century Cuban poets
20th-century male writers
20th-century journalists