Enrique Laguerre
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Born | Enrique Arturo Laguerre Vélez May 3, 1906 Moca, Puerto Rico |
Died | June 16, 2005 Carolina, Puerto Rico | (aged 99)
Pen name | Tristan Ronda; Luis Urayoan; Motial; Alberto Prado |
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Nationality | Puerto Rican |
Genre | novels, plays, columns |
Notable works | "La Llamarada" |
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Enrique Arturo Laguerre Vélez (May 3, 1906 – June 16, 2005) was a teacher, novelist, playwright, critic, and newspaper columnist from Moca, Puerto Rico. He is the author of the 1935 novel La Llamarada (lit. 'The blaze'), which has been for many years obligatory reading in many literature courses in Puerto Rico.
Biography[]
Laguerre studied at various universities, obtaining degrees in arts from the University of Puerto Rico and Columbia University.
In 1924, he took courses on teaching in rural areas in the town of Aguadilla. The courses were taught by . After this, he taught from 1925 to 1988, both at the elementary school and university levels.
Laguerre was known to use the pen-names of Tristán Ronda, Luis Urayoán, Motial and Alberto Prado, among others. Married for many years to the well-respected writer , he also worked in many Puerto Rican publications before joining the staff of El Vocero.
In 1998, his peers as well as former governors Rafael Hernández Colón and Luis A. Ferré, advocated for Laguerre to be considered for the Nobel Prize in Literature.[1] Despite their efforts, Laguerre was not awarded the prestigious award.
Laguerre was an emeritus member of the Center for Advanced Studies on Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
Enrique Laguerre died on June 16, 2005, at the age of 99. His body was buried on the grounds of the Palacete Los Moreau, an old hacienda restored as a museum, in his native town of Moca.
Writings[]
Laguerre was one of the most prolific novelists of Puerto Rico and was nominated for a Nobel Prize in Literature.[2] Following in the steps of Manuel Zeno Gandía, Laguerre's most influential work focused on the problems of the colonized society. His novel La Llamarada offers a comprehensive view of rural Puerto Rico during the Great Depression. Most of his novels are essential readings in Puerto Rican literature courses.
Works[]
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Literary Works - Novels
- (1935)
- (1941)
- (1942)
- (1949)
- (1950)
- (1956)
- (1959)
- (1960)
- (1962)
- (1970)
- (1976)
- 1986
- (1986)
- (1990)
- (1992)
- (1995)
- (1999)
Ensayos y Teatro
- (1949)
- (1954)
- (1956)
- (1959)
- (1962)
- (1963)
- (1968)
- (1969)
- (1977)
See also[]
- List of Puerto Ricans
- French immigration to Puerto Rico
- List of Puerto Rican writers
- Puerto Rican literature
References[]
- ^ Rossello, Hernandez Colon, Ferre Urge Nobel Prize in Literature for Enrique Laguerre Associated Press. March 3, 1999.
- ^ "Enrique Laguerre profile – Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular". Prpop.org. June 25, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
External links[]
- 1905 births
- 2005 deaths
- Columbia University alumni
- People from Moca, Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican people of French descent
- Puerto Rican poets
- Puerto Rican male writers
- 20th-century American poets
- 20th-century American male writers