Rafael Cadenas (born 8 April 1930
Barquisimeto,
Lara
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) is a Venezuelan
poet
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and
essayist
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.
Career
He taught for many years at the
Central University of Venezuela
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. He received the National Prize for Literature (1985), Guadalajara's International Book Fair prize of literature (Romance languages) (México, 2009) and García Lorca Prize (2015). Cadenas was awarded the
Miguel de Cervantes Prize in 2022, the first Venezuelan to receive the award.
Awards
* Conac's essay prize (1984).
*
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* National Prize for Literature (Argentina)
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(Poetry)(Venezuela, 1985).
*
Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde
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Life
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's International Prize of Poetry (1992).
*
Guggenheim Fellowship
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(1986).
* Honorary degree from the
University of the Andes, Venezuela (2001).
* Honorary degree from the Central University of Venezuela (2005).
* Guadalajara's International Book Fair prize of literature (Romance languages) (México, 2009)
* García Lorca Prize (2015)
* Reina Sofia (2018)
* Miguel de Cervantes Prize (2022)
Works
Poetry
* Cantos iniciales (1946)
* Una isla (1958)
* Los cuadernos del destierro (1960, 2001)
* "Derrota" (1963)
* Falsas maniobras (1966)
* Tiempo Del Machete (1969)
* Intemperie (1977)
* Memorial (1977) Bilingual Edition (Spanish to English)
* Amante (1983)
* Dichos (1992)
* Gestiones (1992)
* Antología (1958–1993) (1996), (1999)
* Amante (bid & co. editor, 2002)
* Poemas selectos (bid & co. editor, 2004, 2006, 2009)
* Amant (bid & co. editor, 2004) [trad. al francés de "Amante")
* Lover (bid & co. editor, 2004, 2009)
* El taller de al lado (bid & co. editor, 2005)
* Sobre abierto (2012)
Essays
* Literatura y vida (1972)
* Realidad y literatura (1979)
* Apuntes sobre San Juan de la Cruz y la mística (1977, 1995)
* La barbarie civilizada (1981)
* Anotaciones (1983)
* Reflexiones sobre la ciudad moderna (1983)
* En torno al lenguaje (1984)
* Sobre la enseñanza de la literatura en la Educación Media (1998)
References
External links
Author's website
Harry Almela, 8.31.2008
Claudia Posadas
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20th-century Venezuelan poets
1930 births
People from Barquisimeto
Central University of Venezuela faculty
Living people
Venezuelan essayists
Male essayists
Venezuelan male poets
20th-century essayists
20th-century male writers