César Vallejo is remembered for writing that changed what came after it.
The record lists César Vallejo as Peruvian writer.
César Vallejo was born at Santiago de Chuco in 1892. His recorded nationality is Peru. He was educated at National University of Trujillo and National University of San Marcos.
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He worked as poet, playwright and translator.
The writing is recorded in Spanish.
Among his best-known works are Los heraldos negros, El tungsteno and Paco Yunque. Reputation in letters is unusually volatile: writers are forgotten for a generation and then recovered by one.
That the work was written from Peru matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
César Vallejo died in 1938, aged 46. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Notable work: Los heraldos negros
- Notable work: El tungsteno
- Notable work: Paco Yunque
- Notable work: Spain, take this cup from me
