About Iván Égüez
Born 1944. Iván Égüez is an Ecuadorian writer, clement (DNB00) and writer.
Iván Égüez is an Ecuadorian writer. He was born in Quito in 1944. He has written around 20 books, but is best known for his debut novel La Linares. The book marked a break with the prevailing social realist tradition of Ecuadorian literature and won the Aurelio Espinosa Pólit Prize. As the award was given by the Catholic University of Ecuador, it generated a controversy that reached the Vatican. ,
La Linares remains Eguez's most popular work, and has been through many editions and translations. The book is often associated with another novel María Joaquina en la vida y en la muerte by Jorge Dávila Vásquez, which was published the same year and which shared elements of magical realism and neo-baroque language. Davila Vasquez's novel also won the Espinosa Polit Prize the following year.
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Who is Iván Égüez?
Ecuadorian writer
When was Iván Égüez born?
Iván Égüez was born on 27 December 1944 in Quito.
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Iván Égüez is a writer, clement (DNB00) and writer.
What nationality is Iván Égüez?
Iván Égüez is Ecuadorian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Iván Égüez. https://biography.guide/ivan-eguez/
MLA: "Iván Égüez." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ivan-eguez/.
Chicago: "Iván Égüez." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ivan-eguez/.
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