Guayaquil Group
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The Guayaquil Group was one of the most recognized literary groups in Ecuador in 1930-1940. Its members included the writers Enrique Gil Gilbert
, Demetrio Aguilera Malta
, Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco
, Joaquín Gallegos Lara
, and José de la Cuadra
. They wrote novels about the Ecuadorian mestizo.
Enrique Gil Gilbert
Enrique Gil Gilbert , born in the coastal city of Guayaquil, was an Ecuadorian novelist.Gil Gilbert was the youngest of the so-called "Grupo de Guayaquil" . The "Grupo de Guayaquil" was one of the most recognized literary groups in Ecuador in 1930-1940...
, Demetrio Aguilera Malta
Demetrio Aguilera Malta
Demetrio Aguilera Malta was an Ecuadorian writer, director, painter, and diplomat. His literary work was based on social reality.-Biography:...
, Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco
Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco
Alfredo Pareja Diez Canseco — born Alfredo Pareja y Diez Canseco — was a prominent Ecuadorian novelist, essayist, journalist, historian and diplomat. An innovator of the 20th century Latin American novel, he was a member of the literary Grupo de Guayaquil...
, Joaquín Gallegos Lara
Joaquín Gallegos Lara
Joaquín Gallegos Lara was an Ecuadorian novelist and essayist.Lara was born in Guayaquil in 1911 to a poor family, and was self-taught. Many of his stories were collected in"Las Cruces Sobre el Agua," a novel published in 1946...
, and José de la Cuadra
José de la Cuadra
José de la Cuadra was an Ecuadorian writer born in Guayaquil, Ecuador.He had an LL.D. of the University of Guayaquil and worked as a diplomat in Argentina and Uruguay....
. They wrote novels about the Ecuadorian mestizo.