Mirta Gloria Yáñez Quiñoa is a Cuban

philologist Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources. It is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics with strong ties to etymology. Philology is also defined as the study of ...

, teacher and writer. She graduated from high school in Raúl Cepero Bonilla Special Pre-university Institute where she was considered a high-performing student. She entered the

University of Havana The University of Havana (UH; ) is a public university located in the Vedado district of Havana, the capital of Cuba. Founded on 5 January 1728, the university is the oldest in Cuba, and one of the first to be founded in the Americas. Originall ...

in 1965, graduating five years later. She earned a PhD in philology (1992) at the same university, specializing in Latin American and

Cuban literature Cuban literature is the literature written in Cuba or outside the island by Cubans in Spanish language. It began to find its voice in the early 19th century. The major works published in Cuba during that time were of an abolitionist character. Not ...

, as well as in studies on Cuban women's literary discourse. She worked for many years teaching and conducting research at the University of Havana.“Todos, todos tomamos café”. Reseña crítica sobre Todos los negros tomamos café. Ezequiel Vieta. En La Gaceta de Cuba, sept. 1977, no.160, Ciudad de La Habana.

Awards

* 1970: Premio de Poesía del Concurso ''13 de Marzo'' por el poemario ''Las visitas'' * 1977: Premio de Narrativa del concurso ''La Edad de Oro'' * 1988: Premio de la Crítica por el libro de cuentos ''El diablo son las cosas'' * 1990: Premio de la Crítica por el ensayo ''La narrativa romántica en Latinoamérica'' * 1999: Premio ''Memoria'' otorgado por el Centro Cultural

Pablo de la Torriente Brau Pablo de la Torriente Brau ( San Juan de Puerto Rico, December 12, 1901 – Majadahonda, near Madrid, Spain, December 19, 1936) was a Cuban writer, journalist and soldier. He was a correspondent in Spain, writing for the Mexican newspaper '' ...

* 2001: Forderpreis der Iniciative LiBeraturpreis, Frankfurt, Alemania * 2005: Premio de la Crítica por el libro de cuentos ''Falsos Documentos'' * 2010: Premio de la Crítica por la novela ''Sangra por la herida'' * 2012: Premio de la

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por ''Sangra por la herida''

Selected works

Stories

* ''Sangra por la herida'', 2010 * ''El búfalo ciego y otros cuentos'', 2008 * ''Serafín y las aventuras en el Reino de los Comejenes'', 2007 * ''Falsos documentos''. Cuentos, 2005 * ''Narraciones desordenadas e incompletas'', 1997 (in Spanish) * ''El diablo son las cosas''. Cuentos, 1988 (in Spanish) * ''La hora de los mameyes'', 1983 (in Spanish) * ''Yo soy Jack Johnson'', 1982 (in Spanish) * ''La Habana es una ciudad bien grande'', 1980 (in Spanish) * ''Serafín y sus aventuras con los caballitos'', 1979 (in Spanish) * ''Todos los negros tomamos café'', 1976 (in Spanish)

Poetry

* ''Un solo bosque negro'', 2003 (in Spanish) * ''Algún lugar en ruinas'', 1997 (in Spanish) * ''Poesía casi completa de Jiribilla el conejo'', 1994 (in Spanish) * ''Poemas'', 1987 (in Spanish) * ''Las visitas y otros poemas'', 1986 (in Spanish) * ''Las visitas'', 1971 (in Spanish)

Essays and critiques

* ''Cubanas a capítulo. Segunda temporada'', 2009 (in Spanish) * ''El Matadero: un modelo para desarmar'', 2005 (in Spanish) * ''Cubanas a capítulo'', 2000 (in Spanish) * ''La narrativa romántica en Latinoamérica'', 1990 (in Spanish) * ''El mundo literario prehispánico'' (collaboration), 1986 (in Spanish)

References

External links

Yáñez, Mirta – Poeta, Narradora, Ensayista
at cubaliteraria.com
Mirta Yáñez
at caribenet.info

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