Jorge Zalamea Borda

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Jorge Zalamea Borda
In office
1946–1947
PresidentAlberto Lleras Camargo
In office
1943–1945
PresidentAlfonso López Pumarejo
19th Colombian Minister of National Education
In office
7 August 1942 – 5 September 1942
PresidentAlfonso López Pumarejo
Preceded byGermán Arciniegas Angueyra
Succeeded byAbsalón Fernández de Soto
Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
In office
1941–1942
ConstituencyCundinamarca Department
Personal details
Born(1905-03-08)8 March 1905
Bogota, D.C., Colombia
Died10 May 1969(1969-05-10) (aged 64)
Bogota, D.C., Colombia
NationalityColombian
Spouse(s)Amelia Costa (1928-1944)
ChildrenAlberto Zalamea Costa
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zalamea and the second or maternal family name is Borda.

Jorge Zalamea Borda (March 8, 1905 – May 10, 1969) was a Colombian writer, poet, and journalist, best known for his anti-dictatorship satirical prose works. His poems, dramas, novels, and essays are notable for their linguistic richness and ascetic, dense style. He typically explored themes of equality and liberty in his writings. His most well-known works include El sueño de la escalinatas and El Gran Burundú-Burundá ha muerto. He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1967.

In 1952, Zalamea fled Colombia to escape the repressive regime of president Laureano Gómez. Later that year in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he published one of his most influential works, El gran Burudún-Burundá ha muerto, a satirical work denouncing Gómez.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ http://revista-iberoamericana.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/Iberoamericana/article/viewFile/5797/5943


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