Adolfo Costa Du Rels
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Adolfo Costa Du Rels was a Bolivia
n writer and diplomat. He was born in Sucre
, to a Bolivian mother and a French father. He won the National Prize for Literature in 1976. He lived much of his life in France but also served as a politician, and held various positions in the 1930s and 1940s, including ambassador to Argentina
in 1943-1944.
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
n writer and diplomat. He was born in Sucre
Sucre
Sucre, also known historically as Charcas, La Plata and Chuquisaca is the constitutional capital of Bolivia and the capital of the department of Chuquisaca. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of 2750m...
, to a Bolivian mother and a French father. He won the National Prize for Literature in 1976. He lived much of his life in France but also served as a politician, and held various positions in the 1930s and 1940s, including ambassador to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
in 1943-1944.
Works
- “Hacia el atardecer” (1919)
- “El traje del arlequín” (1921)
- “Tierras hechizadas” (1940)
- “Las fuerzas del mal” (1944)
- “El embrujo del oro” (1948)
- “Los cruzados de alta mar” (1954)
- “Laguna H-3” (1967)
- “Los Estandartes del Rey” (1974)
- “Los Andes no creen en Dios” (1973)
- “Plata del diablo”
- “La Miskki Simi”