Ida Vitale (born 2 November 1923 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan poet, essayist, translator and literary critic, and the last surviving member of Uruguay's "Generation of 45," which also included Mario Benedetti and Juan Carlos Onetti. She fled to Mexico City in 1973 amid Uruguay's military dictatorship, later lived in Austin, Texas, and returned to Montevideo in 2016. Her poetry — noted for its precision, irony and engagement with language and memory — has earned her the Reina Sofía Prize for Ibe...
Javier Martínez Reverte, que firmaba sus obras como Javier Reverte (Madrid, 14 de julio de 1944-Madrid, 30 de octubre de 2020), fue un periodista y escritor español, especializado principalmente en literatura de viajes.
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Javier Martínez Reverte, who signed his works as Javier Reverte (Madrid, July 14, 1944 - Madrid, October 30, 2020), was a Spanish journalist and writer, specializing mainly in travel literature.
Paul Frederic Bowles (December 30, 1910 – November 18, 1999) was an American expatriate composer, author, and translator. He became associated with Tangier, where he settled in 1947 and lived for 52 years to the end of his life.
Following a cultured middle-class upbringing in New York City, during which he displayed a talent for music and writing, Bowles pursued his education at the University of Virginia before making several trips to Paris in the 1930s. He studied music with Aaron Copland,...