Claribel Alegria (1924–2018)
Author of Flowers from the Volcano
About the Author
Clara Isabel Alegría Vides was born in Esteli, Nicaragua on May 12, 1924. Her family moved to El Salvador when she was a baby. She received a bachelor's degree in philosophy and letters at George Washington University in 1948. That was also the year her first book of poetry, Anillo de Silencio show more (Ring of Silence), was published. In 1947, she married American journalist and diplomat Darwin J. Flakoll. Alegría's collections of poetry included Flowers from the Volcano and Saudade/Sorrow. She also wrote children's books. She and Flakoll wrote several books together including Tunnel to Canto Grande and Death of Somoza. She died on January 25, 2018 at the age of 93. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
"No me agarran viva: La mujer salvadorena en lucha" (1983) and "They won't take me alive: Salvadorean women in struggle for national liberation" (1987 English trans) are the same work.
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Works by Claribel Alegria
Tunnel to Canto Grande: The Story of the Most Daring Prison Escape in Latin American History (1996) 6 copies, 1 review
Sobrevivo 4 copies
Nicaragua, la revolucion sandinista: Una cronica politica, 1855-1979 (Serie popular Era) (Spanish Edition) (1982) 4 copies
Despierta mi bien despierta 2 copies
New Voices of Hispanic America: An Anthology — Editor — 2 copies
Pagaré a cobrar y otros poemas 2 copies
Ina Vida en Poemas 1 copy
Semillero (inédito) 1 copy
Y este poema río 1 copy
Somoza: expediente cerrado 1 copy
EN CLAVE DE MI 1 copy
Associated Works
Against Forgetting: Twentieth-Century Poetry of Witness (1993) — Contributor — 341 copies, 2 reviews
And We Sold the Rain: Contemporary Fiction from Central America (1988) — Contributor — 45 copies, 2 reviews
These Are Not Sweet Girls: Poetry by Latin American Women (2000) — Contributor — 40 copies, 1 review
Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women (2023) — Contributor — 24 copies, 1 review
Latino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology (LOA #382) (Library of America, 382) (2024) — Contributor — 4 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Alegria, Claribel
- Legal name
- Alegria, Claribel Joy
- Birthdate
- 1924-05-12
- Date of death
- 2018-01-24
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Nicaragua
- Birthplace
- Esteli, Nicaragua
- Places of residence
- El Salvador
USA
Managua, Nicaragua - Education
- George Washington University (BA)
- Occupations
- poet
novelist
essayist
journalist - Awards and honors
- Neustadt International Prize for Literature (2006)
Cenizas de Izalco was a finalist in the Seix Barral competition, Barcelona, Spain, 1964
honorary doctorate from Eastern Connecticut State University - Short biography
- Claribel Alegría was the pen name of Clara Isabel Alegría Vides, born to Nicaraguan-Salvadoran parents in Estelí, Nicaragua. After her father was sent into exile for protesting human rights abuses, she was raised in her mother's hometown of Santa Ana, El Salvador. She began writing as a child and she published her first poems at age 17 in Repertorio Americano, a Central American cultural supplement. In 1943, she moved to the USA for her education. She received a B.A. in Philosophy and Letters from George Washington University in 1948. In 1985, she returned to Nicaragua to aid in the country's reconstruction. She has published numerous collections of poetry, including Casting Off (2003); Sorrow (1999); Umbrales (1996); and La Mujer del Rio/Woman of the River, bilingual, 1989). She also wrote novels and children's books. In 2006, she won the Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
- Disambiguation notice
- "No me agarran viva: La mujer salvadorena en lucha" (1983) and "They won't take me alive: Salvadorean women in struggle for national liberation" (1987 English trans) are the same work.
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