Occupation Writer Role Poet Name Alejandro Carrion | Nationality Ecuadorian Language Spanish Books Luz del nuevo paisaje | |
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Notable awards Maria Moors Cabot prize (New York, 1961), Premio Eugenio Espejo (Ecuador, 1981), XIV Premio Leopoldo Alas 'Clarin' (Barcelona, 1969) Relatives Benjamin Carrion (1897–1979), uncle Died January 4, 1992, Quito, Ecuador | ||
Alejandro Carrión Aguirre (11 March 1915 – 4 January 1992) was a poet, novelist and journalist. He wrote the novel La espina (1959), the short story book La manzana dañada (1983), and numerous poetry books. As a journalist he published many of his articles under the pseudonym "Juan Sin Cielo." In 1956 he founded, along with Pedro Jorge Vera, the political magazine La Calle. He directed the literary magazine Letras del Ecuador. He received the Maria Moors Cabot prize (1961) from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism as well as the Ecuadorian National Prize Premio Eugenio Espejo (1981) for his body of work. He was the nephew of Benjamín Carrión and Clodoveo Carrión.
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The journalist
Alejandro Carrión wrote articles and political commentary in the following periodicals and newspapers: