Pedro Berroeta Morales

Pedro Berroeta Morales (30 August 1914 – 8 March 1997) was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, and diplomat. He authored novels, short stories, poetry, essays, and biographies, and also served in the Venezuelan foreign service and as president of the state television channel Venezolana de Televisión.

Biography Berroeta was born in Zaraza, Guárico, Venezuela, on 30 August 1914, the son of Miguel Berroeta Ron, an immigrant from the Canary Islands, and Candelaria Morales. He was also awarded the Venezuelan National and Municipal Narrative Prizes (los premios Nacional y Municipal de narrativa) in 1993.

Selected bibliography Title Genre Publisher / Place Year Marianik Short stories Editorial Suma, Caracas 1945 Mientras las brasas duermen Poetry Berne 1946 Sagrada blasfemia Poetry Berne 1947 La leyenda del Conde Luna Novel Aguilar, Madrid–Mexico City–Buenos Aires 1956 El espía que vino del cielo Novel Caracas 1968 Cartas a José Rafael Pocaterra Essays Banco Industrial de Venezuela, Caracas 1972 La salamandra Novel Monte Ávila, Caracas 1973 Migaja Novel Monte Ávila, Caracas 1974 Natacha, te quiero tanto Novel Monte Ávila, Caracas 1986 Pequeño relato nocturno Short stories CVG / Publicaciones Seleven, Caracas 1986 Rómulo Betancourt: los años de aprendizaje (1908–1948) Biography Ediciones Centauro, Caracas 1987 Las mismas manos Short stories CVG / SIDOR, Caracas 1989 Viajando por Venezuela Essays Empresas Polar, Caracas 1993 La huella del pez en el agua Novel Planeta, Caracas 1994 La última victoria del Gran Mariscal Essay SIDOR / Esfera Creativa, Caracas 1995 En el nombre de Elizabeth Biography Planeta, Caracas 1997