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Fernando Soto Aparicio

1933 – 2016

Colombian poet, storyteller, playwright, novelist, librettist for television and film screenwriter

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Lived 1933 – 2016 (aged 82). Fernando Soto Aparicio was a Colombian writer, screenwriter, poet, playwright, storyteller and librettist.

Fernando Soto Aparicio (October 1, 1933 – May 2, 2016) was a Colombian poet, storyteller, playwright, novelist, librettist, and screenwriter. He was born in Socha, in the Department of Boyacá. Fernando Soto Aparicio spent his childhood in Santa Rosa de Viterbo. He is remembered for the novel The rebellion of the rats. After several decades as a professor at various universities in the country, in 1961 he was exalted with the prize Selecciones Lengua Española, in 1970 he received the Casa de las Américas Prize, and a year later, the prize City of Murcia. In total, he wrote about 70 literary works, among them novels, poems, books of short stories, as well as theatre plays.

Literary works

The works of Fernando Soto Aparicio explore society in all its facets possible to portraying the relationship of individuals with the powers established (religious, legal, economical, military). Among his prolific work there are novels, books of poems, short stories, children's literature, essays, plays and scripts for film and television. Among them are:

Novels Después empezará la madrugada, 1960 Los bienaventurados, 1960 La rebelión de las ratas, 1962 Mientras llueve, 1966 El espejo sombrío, 1967 Viaje al pasado, 1970 La siembra de Camilo, 1971 Viaje a la claridad, 1972 Mundo roto, 1973 Puerto silencio, 1974 Proceso a un ángel, 1977 Los funerales de América, 1978 Viva el ejército, 1979 Camino que anda, 1980 Hermano hombre, 1982 La cuerda loca, 1985 La demonia, 1987 Palabra de fuego, 1988 Jazmín desnuda, 1987 Los últimos sueños, 1990 Los juegos de Merlina, 1992 El color del viento, 1993 Sólo el silencio grita, 1993 Y el hombre creó a Dios, 1999 La última guerra, 2000 Quinto mandamiento, 2000 No morirá el amor, 2001 Los hijos del viento, 2003 La noche del girasol, 2004 Todos los ríos son el mismo mar, 2007 El sueño de la anaconda, 2008 La agonía de una flor, 2010 La sed del agua, 2015 Poetry Diámetro del corazón, 1964 Motivos para Mariángela, 1966 Oración personal a Jesucristo, 1967 Palabras a una muchacha, 1967 Canto personal a la libertad, 1969 Cartas a Beatriz, carta abierta a una guerrillera, 1970 Sonetos con forma de mujer, 1976 La paz sea con nosotros, 1980 Pasos en la tierra, 1984 Lecturas para acompañar al amor, 1989 El amor nuestro de cada día, 1994 Carta de bienvenida a la paz, 1999 Las fronteras del alma, 2004 Testigo de excepción, 2005 Alba de otoño: sonetos, 2008 Corazón, escribámosle, 2012 La muerte de la doncella: fantasia poética, 2015

Short story Solamente la vida, 1961 Los viajeros de la eternidad, 1995 Bendita sea tu pureza, 1999

Children's literature Lunela, 1986 Guacas y guacamayas, 1995 Alfajuego, 2000 El corazón de la tierra, 2008 El duende de la guarda, 2013

Other La estrecha relación entre literatura, filosofía e historia; Cómo se investiga para una novela histórica, 1989, conferencias Para estrenar las alas, 2001 Cartilla para mejorar el mundo, 2002 Pedro Pascasio Martínez Rojas: héroe antes de los doce años, 2005, biografía Taller para la enseñanza de la felicidad, 2011, reflexiones La amante de Lubina, 2012, teatro Memorias de la memoria, 2012 Bitácora de un agonizante: camino para cien voces, 2015 ¡Yo tengo derechos y también... tengo deberes!, 2015

Compilations, selections, anthologies Presencia del amor: antología personal, 2010

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Casa de las Américas Prize

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Fernando Soto Aparicio?

Colombian poet, storyteller, playwright, novelist, librettist for television and film screenwriter (1933–2016)

When was Fernando Soto Aparicio born?

Fernando Soto Aparicio was born on 1 October 1933 in Socha.

When did Fernando Soto Aparicio die?

Fernando Soto Aparicio died on 6 May 2016 in Bogotá.

What was Fernando Soto Aparicio's occupation?

Fernando Soto Aparicio was a writer, screenwriter, poet, playwright, storyteller and librettist.

What nationality was Fernando Soto Aparicio?

Fernando Soto Aparicio was Colombian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Fernando Soto Aparicio

· Wikidata: Q5860273

· DBpedia: Fernando Soto Aparicio

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