Carlos Navarrete Cáceres
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Carlos Alberto Navarrete Cáceres (born January 29, 1931 in Quetzaltenango
, Guatemala
) is an anthropologist and writer
. He studied history and literature at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
and received his doctorate in anthropology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico
. He is the author of books on anthropology and the 2002 collection of annotated essays entitled Luis Cardoza y Aragón y el Grupo Saker-Ti, that deals with the work of Luis Cardoza y Aragón
and his participation in a round table
organized by the Grupo Saker-Ti
.
Carlos Navarrete Cáceres was awarded the 2005 Guatemala National Prize in Literature
for his body of writings.
Quetzaltenango
Quetzaltenango, also commonly known by its indigenous name, Xelajú , or more commonly, Xela , is the second largest city of Guatemala. It is both the capital of Quetzaltenango Department and the municipal seat of Quetzaltenango municipality....
, Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
) is an anthropologist and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
. He studied history and literature at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
The Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala It is the biggest and oldest university of Guatemala, also it is the fourth founded in the Americas....
and received his doctorate in anthropology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico
National Autonomous University of Mexico
The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is a university in Mexico. UNAM was founded on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra as a liberal alternative to the Roman Catholic-sponsored Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (National Autonomous...
. He is the author of books on anthropology and the 2002 collection of annotated essays entitled Luis Cardoza y Aragón y el Grupo Saker-Ti, that deals with the work of Luis Cardoza y Aragón
Luis Cardoza y Aragón
Luis Cardoza y Aragón was a Guatemalan writer, essayist, poet, art critic, and diplomat born in Antigua Guatemala but who spent a good part of his life living in exile in Mexico....
and his participation in a round table
Round table
A round table is a table which has no "head" and no "sides", and therefore no one person sitting at it is given a privileged position and all are treated as equals. The idea stems from the Arthurian legend about the Knights of the Round Table in Camelot....
organized by the Grupo Saker-Ti
Grupo Saker-Ti
Grupo Saker-Ti was Guatemalan writers group formed in 1947. The name derives from the Cakchiquel language word for "dawn." Because they were left-wing ideologues who supported the democratically elected presidents of Guatemala Juan José Arévalo and Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, a December 1952 United...
.
Carlos Navarrete Cáceres was awarded the 2005 Guatemala National Prize in Literature
Guatemala National Prize in Literature
The Miguel Ángel Asturias National Prize in Literature is the most important literary award in Guatemala...
for his body of writings.
External links
- Carlos Navarrete on the Guatemalan Literature Webpage