Eduardo Caballero Calderón
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Eduardo Caballero Calderón (b. 6 March 1910 - d. 3 April 1993) was a Colombia
n journalist
and writer
. As journalist, he worked to the main Colombian newspapers, such as El Tiempo and El Espectador
. Also he was a diplomat from Colombia in Peru
, Argentina
, Spain
and France
. Caballero was elected as congressman two times for the department of Boyacá
and was major of Tipacoque
.
Calderón began writing in the 1940s and rose to prominence in the 1950s and 1960s. His most known books are El Cristo de espaldas (Backwards Christ) (1952), Siervo sin tierra (Landless servant) (1954), La penúltima hora (The hour before the last) (1955), and Manuel Pacho (1962), which are mainly depictions of events related with the bipartisan violence in Colombia (La Violencia
). Other works are Cain (1969), El buen salvaje (The good savage) (1963), book that won the Nadal Prize in 1965 and Historia de dos Hermanos (Two brothers' history) (1977) among others.
Although Caballero is one of the most recognized Colombian writers, his writing is mainly focused in the essay style, as showed in the next fragment extracted from his short story "Tale of little princess Isabel
" written for the teaching of history to children:
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n journalist
Journalist
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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....
. As journalist, he worked to the main Colombian newspapers, such as El Tiempo and El Espectador
El Espectador
El Espectador is a newspaper with national circulation within Colombia, founded by Fidel Cano Gutiérrez on 22 March 1887 in Medellín and published since 1915 in Bogotá...
. Also he was a diplomat from Colombia in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, 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...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Caballero was elected as congressman two times for the department of Boyacá
Boyacá Department
Boyacá is one of the 32 Departments of Colombia, and the remnant of one of the original nine states of the "United States of Colombia".Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost entirely within the mountains of the Eastern Cordillera to the border with Venezuela, although the western end...
and was major of Tipacoque
Tipacoque
Tipacoque is a municipality and town in Boyacá Department, Colombia, located on the eastern mountain range on the western flank of the Chicamocha river canyon. It is also part of the sub-region of the Northern Boyacá Province.-Geography and climate:...
.
Calderón began writing in the 1940s and rose to prominence in the 1950s and 1960s. His most known books are El Cristo de espaldas (Backwards Christ) (1952), Siervo sin tierra (Landless servant) (1954), La penúltima hora (The hour before the last) (1955), and Manuel Pacho (1962), which are mainly depictions of events related with the bipartisan violence in Colombia (La Violencia
La Violencia
La Violencia is a period of civil conflict in the Colombian countryside between supporters of the Colombian Liberal Party and the Colombian Conservative Party, a conflict which took place roughly from 1948 to 1958 ....
). Other works are Cain (1969), El buen salvaje (The good savage) (1963), book that won the Nadal Prize in 1965 and Historia de dos Hermanos (Two brothers' history) (1977) among others.
Although Caballero is one of the most recognized Colombian writers, his writing is mainly focused in the essay style, as showed in the next fragment extracted from his short story "Tale of little princess Isabel
Isabella I of Castile
Isabella I was Queen of Castile and León. She and her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon brought stability to both kingdoms that became the basis for the unification of Spain. Later the two laid the foundations for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor...
" written for the teaching of history to children: