#uruguayan literature

[have-you-read-this-short-fiction]

*Originally published in Spanish with the title "El almohadón de plumas"

[parisiandreamm]

''—¡Mira, Luis!—observé yo—. Ponen nuestros cadáveres en el mismo cajón... Como estábamos al morir.

—Como debíamos estar siempre —agregó él— ''

''Más allá", Horacio Quiroga (1925)

[ordinaryeternalmachinery]

The past becomes resplendent and yet it's an optical illusion. Because the poor, dismal present wins a single, decisive battle: it exists. I am where I am.

SPRINGTIME IN A BROKEN MIRROR by mario benedetti

[jareckiworld]

Jorge Páez Vilaró (1922-1994) — Portrait of Jorge Luis Borges [oil on canvas, 1986]

[majestativa]

We’ll open the veins of literature itself.

— Amanda Berenguer, Contemporary Uruguayan Poetry: A Bilingual Anthology, transl by Ronald Haladyna, (2010)

[deer-sabaism]

facts about cannibalism — i have weird hyperfixations, i know.

what's cannibalism? cannibalism is the act of one individual of a species consuming all or part of another individual of the same species as food. cannibalism exists in the animal kingdom and rarely among humans for various reasons, ranging from survival to ritualistic practices.

the first type is defined as eating members of another group (conquered enemies, for example) and the second one, the eating of members of your own group, usually associated with ritual burial ceremonies.

cannibalism has been documented throughout human history, with one of the earliest recorded instances being the Gough’s Cave in England, where human bones from approximately 15,000 years ago showed signs of cannibalistic practices.

in certain cultures, cannibalism was performed as a ritualistic act, believed to transfer the strength or spirit of the consumed to the eater.

the Fore people of Papua New Guinea practiced transumption, a form of cannibalism, until the late 20th century, which led to the spread of the fatal prion disease kuru.

throughout history, there have been numerous accounts of cannibalism for survival. sailors lost at sea, explorers in uncharted territories, and victims of sieges and famines have resorted to consuming human flesh.

the case of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed in the Andes in 1972, is a well-documented instance where survivors ate the deceased to stay alive.

many cultures have myths and folklore featuring cannibalistic giants or monsters, such as the Wendigo in Algonquian folklore, which is said to embody both the act of cannibalism and the insatiable greed that leads to it.

cannibalism has been a recurring theme in literature and film, often used to explore themes of survival, horror, or the breakdown of societal norms. movies like "The Silence of the Lambs" and books like "Hannibal" by Thomas Harris have brought cannibalism into popular culture.

cannibalism is illegal in most countries, though the act itself is not explicitly mentioned in the law; rather, it is often prosecuted under laws against murder, desecration of corpses, or assault.

in medical science, the transplantation of human organs and tissues can be seen as a form of cannibalism, though it is, of course, conducted for life-saving purposes and with consent.

research into prion diseases like kuru has provided valuable insights into neurodegenerative diseases and the risks associated with consuming human neural tissue.

with advances in lab-grown meats and other synthetic food technologies, some speculate about the ethical implications of creating human flesh for consumption without the need for death or harm.

cannibalism can cause severe psychological effects, including trauma, PTSD, guilt, shame, dissociation, social isolation, and stigmatization. it can deeply impact identity and self-perception, particularly when conflicting with cultural or religious beliefs. survival cannibalism may lead to survival guilt, while instances involving psychopathy can reflect broader antisocial behaviors. long-term mental health issues like depression and anxiety are also common. thw psychological impact varies based on individual resilience and circumstances.

climate change could potentially increase instances of cannibalism in the animal kingdom as resources become scarcer and species are forced into closer quarters or new territories.

there have been rare instances of self-cannibalism, known as autophagy, where individuals consume parts of their own bodies, often as a result of mental illness or extreme starvation.

cannibalism is studied in various academic fields, including anthropology, psychology, and biology, to understand its historical, cultural, and biological aspects.

educational discussions about cannibalism can challenge students to think critically about ethical issues, human behavior, and the diversity of cultural practices around the world.

cannibalism, a topic as old as humanity, spans across cultures and continents, revealing both dark and fascinating aspects of human history. Whether driven by necessity, ritual, or psychological compulsion, the act of consuming human flesh highlights social and ethical issues.

thanks for reading :)

[spvrkleyes]

about athena :

Athena Beltrán , artistically known as Athena, a beautiful girl born in Nogoyá, Argentina from two really working parents, but they always found time to spend with her; she has always been grateful for that.

She has always been interested in music and dance from a very young age, but it was at the age of 12 that she started to get involved, especially when her grandfather gave her her first guitar and she started taking singing lessons.

Beltrán began studying Literature at the National University of Rosario, but six months later he realized that she wanted to study music and dropped out. At first, her parents were disappointed by the effort they both made to cover the costs of his studies; Athena however, asked them for a second chance to enroll and start studying music and at the same time, meanwhile she began uploading some covers on Instagram. She was noticed and then invited by the band “Rombai” to do a casting in Buenos Aires, managing to be selected and becoming the female voice of the Uruguayan musical group. The group performed on some of the most important stages in Latin America, until Athena announced her departure from the group to focus on her solo career.

Not so long after, she signed a contract with Sony Music and WK Entertainment and started her solo career, collaborating with influential artists of her country and LATAM and day by day she was making clear who she was and most importantly, that she came in the industry to stay and make everyone remember her name.

She now has two successful albums, called “¿tu crees en mi?” and “.mp3”, with it at the time she had made history as the album by an Argentine female artist with the highest debut in the history of Argentine Spotify, counting more than two million streams, positively changing her career and marking her name even more. She recently made history as well as the first woman ever to sold out ten times the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires in less than ten hours, with a capacity of 15k people, and the first woman ever to sold out the Vélez Stadium in Buenos Aires four times with a capacity of 50k people.

[justforbooks]

Marina Núñez del Prado (17 October 1910 – 9 September 1995) was a celebrated Bolivian sculptor.

Marina Núñez del Prado was one of the most respected sculptors from Latin America. Núñez del Prado based many of her sculptures off of the female form as well as taking inspiration from animals and landscapes native to Bolivia. Her work is highly sensuous, with rolling curves. She carved from native Bolivian woods, as well as black granite, alabaster, basalt and white onyx. Perhaps one of her most famous works is "White Venus" (1960), a stylized female body in white onyx. Another celebrated work is "Mother and Child," sculpted in white onyx. Indigenous Bolivian cultures inspired much of her work.

Marina Nunez del Prado died in Lima, Peru on September 9, 1995, where she had spent the last twenty-five years of her life working. She left behind a legacy that significantly enriched Bolivian art and culture but was also a significant contribution to the practice of sculpture and Latin-American art. In her lifetime, she had traveled and accomplished so much and became as well known as the artist she was inspired by like Picasso or Gabriel Mistral.

Her physical legacy is the Museo de Nunez del Prado which was her family home. It now houses over 1000 of her works including drawings and sketches. The museum preserves the work of Nunez del Prado as well as contributions made by her sister who was a gifted goldsmith and painter and her father. Located in the center of the El Olivar Forest, the museum is a National Cultural Heritage site. Admission to the museum is free, but international visitors require personal identification such as a passport. Visits are guided by the curator.

Nunez del Prado’s non-physical legacy far extends beyond the borders of Peru. Her work has significantly impacted the field of sculpture both in Latin America and internationally. Her work has been a great influence in the collective identity of South American art. She has also been a subject in literature like work by the Argentine poet Alfonsina Storni, Uruguayan narrator Juana de Ibarbourou and Spanish poet Raphael Alberti. Since 1930 her work has impacted and been the source of admiration in countries such as Peru, Argentina, Uruguay, Germany, USA, Brazil, Spain, Italy, France, Cuba and Mexico.

Daily inspiration. Discover more photos at Just for Books…?

[urupotter]

I'm late to this but 10, 11, 15, 27, and 28 for the not from the US asks

10. Most enjoyable swear word in your native language?

I actually don’t enjoy the normal swear words all that much, but there’s a lot of pretty creative insults that are amusing even if I don’t really approve lol. “Hamburger graveyard” for a fat person is really mean but also amusing despite of it. “Lice slide” for a bald person is similar.

11. Favorite native writer/poet?

I’m not actually super familiar with local writers, but I do enjoy Horacio Quiroga I guess. Wrote a lot of horror stories that I read in school that I remember being unsettling and looking back probably weren’t age appropriate (there’s a particular one about a little girl getting her neck snapped like a chicken by her mentally handicapped brothers that really made me go wtf. Gotta promote the national literature I guess).

15. A saying, joke or hermetic meme only people from your country will get?

Hmm there’s a lot of very obscure football ones. One that someone who both knows Spanish and has recently seen a popular Netflix movie (Oscar nominated) might get is “no se lo come ni Parrado”, or “not even Nando Parrado would eat him” in English. Eating someone is a phrase often used to mean kissing, and Nando Parrado is a famous Uruguayan cannibal, who had to eat his friends corpses to survive after a plane crash left him stranded in the Andes mountains for three months (the movie Society of the Snow covers it on netflix, pretty great. Also Alive for an older take. Not as good though).

27. Favorite national celebrity?

I guess Diego Forlan gave me a lot of very happy memories as a kid, very good football player. Uruguay just doesn’t have a lot of famous people though lol. There’s some local celebrities but I don’t really care about that lol

28. Does your country have any mountains, rivers, lakes? What’s your favorite?

Uruguay is basically the capital + a bunch of towns and cities made for tourists on the coast. After you go inward it’s all flat grassland lol.

In the spirit of the question I really do think those beach towns are very pretty, there’s Punta del Este if you love glamour and party life (super expensive though), an actual city. If not you have places like cabo polonio or punta del diablo for more of a hippie feel.

[hawaiiparty2]

guys i know this is not hawaii related but just hear me out

i've been ignoring my homework of almost all weekend

i had to do like a week counter telling what i normally drink, eat , sleep per-day but i just done like the first 3 days of the week

then we did an agony aunt work and they asked us to pass one of the big ass prompts to the book

AND I ALSO HAVE TO DO IN LITERATURE THE BIOGRAPHY OF ROBERTO MUSSO

NOT TO MENTION I HAVE TO DRAW A PORTRAIT OF THAT URUGUAYAN VOCALIST GUY

FUCK HIM!!!

i mean, not

i love that guy

BUT I HATE MY RESPONSABILITIES

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

[Litoral. Revista de la Poesía, el Arte y el Pensamiento.]

One of the most widespread poems of the Uruguayan poet Idea #Vilariño, "No more", about impossibility and farewell, is for many one of the most beautiful poems of love. He was a member of the so-called Generation of 45, a group of writers, poets, critics and editors who, in the words of the professor and literary critic Rosario Peyrou, were "cosmopolites, non-conformists, rigorous, introduced Uruguayan literature in modernity". "I don't know how to tell you what poetry is to me." It's a way of being, of my being. Everything else in my life are accidents," the Uruguayan writer replied in an interview. YA NO.

It will be no more ya no we will not live together I will not raise your son no coseré tu ropa I will not have you at night I won't kiss you when you leave you'll never know who i was why did others love me. I will not get to know why or how never nor if it was real what you said it was nor who you were nor what I was for you nor how it would have been live together want each other wait for us be. I am no longer who I am forever and you ya you will not be for me more than you. You are no more in a future day I will not know where you live with whom not even if you remember. You'll never hug me like that night never. It won't touch you again. I will not watch you die.

[hofculctr]

Hofstra University

Great Hispanic Writers Series

Poetry reading by Silvia Guerra, an award-winning Uruguayan poet and editor. She has published notable books of poetry, including A Sea at Down (Pittsburgh, 2023), Un mar en madrugada (Buenos Aires, 2017), Pulso (Madrid, 2011), Estampas de un tapiz (New York, 2006), Nada de nadie (Buenos Aires, 2001), and La sombra de la azucena (New York, 2000), among others. She is co-author, with Verónica Zondek, of the epistolary books El ojo atravesado I. Correspondence between Gabriela Mistral and Uruguayan Writers (Santiago de Chile, 2005). She is a board member of both the Mario Benedetti Foundation and the Nancy Bacelo Foundation. In 2012, she was awarded the Morosoli Prize in Poetry for her career.

The Great Hispanic Writers Series is a program jointly sponsored by the Dean of the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, and the Hofstra University Cultural Center.

Monday, November 4, 4:20-5:45 p.m. Hofstra Hall Parlor, South Campus

For information, please contact Miguel Ángel Zapata at miguel-angel.zapata@hofstra.edu.

[denimbex1986]

'The novel The Talented Mr. Ripley , written by Patricia Highsmith and published in 1955, is not only a reference for police literature, it is also the letter of introduction of Tom Ripley, its complex protagonist.

Ambitious, educated, charming, manipulative and completely amoral, Ripley starred in five novels by the author who died in 1995. That magnetism transferred to the role, starring in adaptations in film, theater and television.

The first film version was In Full Sun directed by René Clément in 1960 and catapulted the young Alain Delon to global stardom , who stepped into the shoes of this charming serial swindler.

Since then actors such as Dennis Hopper in The American Friend (1977, by Wim Wenders), Matt Damon in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999, by Anthony Minghella) and John Malkovich in Ripley's Game (2002, by Liliana Cavani) have played this sinister character on the big screen.

Of these adaptations, the best known is the one that starred Matt Damon alongside a great cast that included Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett and Jude Law. It is available in the Netflix catalog.

And Ripley , an eight-episode miniseries created, adapted and directed by Steven Zaillian , winner of the Oscar for best adapted screenplay for Schindler's List , and creator of the award-winning series The Night Of , arrived on the platform this Thursday . It tells, in black and white, the complicated first mission of this vile character: he must bring back to the United States the son of a shipping magnate who lives the high life on the Italian Riviera, far from worries and obligations.

This time, the charismatic Ripley, a character who knows how to adapt and blend in like few others, has the face of the British Andrew Scott , who is currently showing in Uruguayan cinemas in the drama We Are All Strangers , alongside Paul Mescal.

Of course, Scott has been a name known for a long time thanks to several hits such as the Oscar-winning 1917 (available to rent on NSNow de Nuevo Siglo), the award-winning series Fleabag (on Prime Video), His Dark Materials (Max) and Sherlock (on Prime Video and Max), where he was another well-known villain: Moriarty, nemesis of the detective who starred in Benedict Cumberbatch .

Ripley , which is set in 1960s Italy, closely follows the events of Highsmith's novel, to which Scott brings his charisma and sinister aura, barely conveyed by his face.

It also has art direction and photography that show the decadent and sophisticated atmosphere of the Italian Riviera. That setting, full of stairs, shadows and nooks, is the ideal backdrop for Ripley's machinations. They also help cover up his various deceptions. The thing is that Ripley, above all, is a survivor.

We meet him when he is still living in a flophouse in New York and leading an inelegant life as a small-time white-collar criminal. His job, for which he only needs a typewriter, ingenuity and ability to imitate accents, is to intercept correspondence and pose as a collector of unpaid debts.

A variety of elderly people who hear little and see less are his victims, whom he defrauds out of a few dollars; enough to survive.

Despite their dedication, everything indicates that those days are coming to an end. At the bank, when he goes to cash the checks, they begin to look at him differently, and when he is about to throw in the towel he receives a stroke of luck: a millionaire he has never heard of wants to see him.

It's about Herbert Greenleaf (played by director and Oscar winner for Manchester by the Sea, Kenneth Lonergan), who runs a shipping company in New York and wants his prodigal son, Dickie (Johnny Flynn, aka Mr. Knightley) in the Emma with Anya Taylor-Joy), come home.

The young man is living the high life in Atrani thanks to a millionaire trust that his parents regret having hired. And although Ripley is not one of his closest friends (later both will say that they did not know each other before), he will accept the mission after hearing that the travel and lodging are covered, and that on top of that he will receive several thousand dollars as a salary. . The dream job for any scammer.

At first glance, the task seems simple, although it will become more complicated as Ripley becomes involved in lies, deception, and even death. Ripley is one of the most magnetic villains in literature, he is also an insatiable predator of money, power and luxuries; Everything that he has not had in his modest life, he is willing to get, and at any cost.

One of the first obstacles he will have to overcome is Marge ( Dakota Fanning ), Dickie's girlfriend, who first begins to suspect that there is something strange in the attitude of her partner's new friend. Although there is no one who can resist Ripley, she can unfold herself to be the person her interlocutor wants to see.

Beyond the young woman's doubts, Ripley quickly infiltrates Dickie's life, gaining his trust and even managing to live in his house, located at the top of the place and for which you have to climb an eternity of stairs.

It is worth clarifying that Ripley is a series that takes its time to develop. It is not to consume and discard. This apparent slowness in the plot allows Ripley's every movement, every gesture and even thought to be shown, thus marking a latent tension that only increases.

For this reason, the appearance of Inspector Ravini (Maurizio Lombardi) who begins to investigate the death of Freddie Miles (Eliot Sumner), a hindrance to Ripley's plans, serves to show how the antihero manages to manipulate even a police officer with several years of service. .

Likewise, Dickie's entourage begins to have doubts about Ripley, while shadows accumulate, as do deceptions and bodies.

And as if it were House of Cards (another Netflix series with a villain as the protagonist), the lies that were building the house of cards seem to be about to be discovered every second.

This distressing wait, contemplated from beautiful landscapes, is narrated through the perspective of the protagonist.'

[cherylmmbookblog]

#Blogtour Never Tell Anyone Your Name by Federico Ivanier

It’s a pleasure to take part in the Blogtour Never Tell Anyone Your Name by Federico Ivanier. About the Author Federico Ivanier is an acclaimed Uruguayan writer for young people. He has written over twenty books that have been published across Latin America. On more than one occasion, his works have been awarded the National Prize for Literature from the Uruguayan Ministry for Education and…

[linguistlist-blog]

TOC: Journal of Historical Pragmatics Vol. 24, No. 2 (2023)

ICYMI: 2023. iii, 121 pp. Table of Contents ARTICLES Story, style, and structure: The second person in early Uruguayan children’s literature María Irene Moyna & Teresa Blumenthal pp. 217–244 The pragmatic and rhetorical function of perfect doubling in the work of D. V. Coornhert Cora van de Poppe & Joanna Wall pp. 245–275 Disenchantment of the word in sixteenth-century Dutch farce Femke Kramer pp. 276–301 Repeated, imagined, hearsay: Representation of reported discourse in eighteenth-century lega http://dlvr.it/Sy3Rp5

[anotherwaytosay]

Friday, June 23rd, 8PM, at our beloved Molasses Books spot, AWTS is celebrating the recent and forthcoming releases of new work in translation from Spanish, Italian, and German,

~featuring~

Jesse Lee Kercheval and Jeannine Marie Pitas -- whose translations of Silvia Guerra wonderfully recall H.D.'s "Oread" --  will be presenting their co translation of Uruguayan poet Mariella Nigro's Memory Rewritten (White Pine Press); Alta L. Price will be reading from both Mithu Sanyal's Identitti (a highly recommended review by Susan Bernofsky for LARB can be found here) as well as a forthcoming translation from World Editions, About People by Juli Zeh; Hope Campbell Gustafson will read from Commander of the River by Ubah Cristina Ali Farah (Indiana University Press), a coming-of-age story that runs parallel to recurring exile, “The sound of the ocean, its roar, is the leitmotif of my childhood."

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Jesse Lee Kercheval is a poet, writer, and translator, specializing in Uruguayan poetry. Her translations include Still Life with Defeats by Tatiana Oroño, also published by White Pine Press, Love Poems by Idea Vilariño and The Invisible Bridge: Selected Poems of Circe Maia. She is the co-translator, with Jeannine Marie Pitas, of A Sea at Dawn by Silvia Guerra. She is the Zona Gale Professor Emerita of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the coeditor of the Wisconsin Poetry Series at the University of Wisconsin Press. Jeannine Marie Pitas is the translator or cotranslator of ten books, most recently Uruguayan poet Mariella Nigro's Memory Rewritten (co-translated with Jesse Lee Kercheval and published by White Pine Press in 2023). Her most recent collection of poetry, Or/And, was published by Paraclete Press in 2023. She lives in Pittsburgh and teaches at Saint Vincent College. Alta L. Price runs a publishing consultancy specialized in literature and nonfiction texts on art, architecture, design, and culture. Alta holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from Hunter College. Recipient of the Gutekunst Prize, Alta’s translations from German and Italian have appeared on BBC Radio 4, Specimen, Words Without Borders, and elsewhere. Of the more than forty books Alta has translated, the latest are Mithu Sanyal’s novel Identitti and Giorgio Agamben’s Hölderlin’s Madness. Alta has translated two novels by Juli Zeh: New Year was a finalist for the 2022 PEN America Translation Prize as well as the Helen & Kurt Wolff Prize, and About People is forthcoming this fall. Hope Campbell Gustafson translates from Italian, and works for the Civitella Ranieri Foundation. Her translation of Somali-Italian writer Ubah Cristina Ali Farah's novel Commander of the River, a project for which she received a Pen/Heim Translation Fund Grant, was just published as part of Indiana University Press' Global African Voices Series. In 2019, Fontanella Press published a collection of Marco Lodoli's vignettes about Rome in Hope's English, as Islands -- New Islands: a Vagabond Guide to Rome (Fontanella Press). She is currently working with a non-fiction book by Lorenzo Alunni titled Odysseus' Scars: Bodies and Borders in the Mediterranean.