Manuel del Cabral
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Manuel del Cabral was a Dominican poet and writer.
In 1992 he was awarded the Premio Nacional de Literatura
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and Puerto Rican Luis Palés Matos
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Cabral is known for his vast exploration of themes. Perennial human concerns such as love, death, metaphysics, and war occur throughout his writings. Additionally, social and political issues, especially those involving Antillean and Dominican identity, as well as the exploitation of Afro-Caribbeans are prominent in his writings.
Cabral first gained recognition with Compadre Mon(1943), often considered the best example of a Dominican Epic. Compadre Mon, like Trópico Negro and other major works, center around themes of labor and social injustice.
In 1992 he was awarded the Premio Nacional de Literatura
Premio Nacional de Literatura
A number of countries offer a National Prize for Literature :* National Prize for Literature * National Prize for Literature * National Prize for Literature...
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Work and Reception
Cabral has become one of the most celebrated writers of the Dominican Republic, enjoying international fame. His work is most often viewed as an essential representation of Afro-Antillean or Afro-Caribbean poetry, known alternatively as negrismo or poesia negra in Spanish, along with the works of Cuban Nicolás GuillénNicolás Guillén
Nicolás Cristóbal Guillén Batista was a Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer. He is best remembered as the national poet of Cuba.Guillén was born in Camagüey, Cuba...
and Puerto Rican Luis Palés Matos
Luis Palés Matos
Luis Palés Matos was a Puerto Rican poet who is credited with creating the poetry genre known as Afro-Antillano.-Early years:...
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Cabral is known for his vast exploration of themes. Perennial human concerns such as love, death, metaphysics, and war occur throughout his writings. Additionally, social and political issues, especially those involving Antillean and Dominican identity, as well as the exploitation of Afro-Caribbeans are prominent in his writings.
Cabral first gained recognition with Compadre Mon(1943), often considered the best example of a Dominican Epic. Compadre Mon, like Trópico Negro and other major works, center around themes of labor and social injustice.
Works
- Trópico negro. 1942
- Chinchina busca el tiempo. Perlado, Buenos Aires 1945 (Ed. de Colores, Santo Domingo 1998, ISBN 84-89539-64-2)
- Compadre Mon. Espiral, Colombia 1948
- De este lado del mar. Impresora Dominicana, Ciudad Trujillo 1949
- Antología Tierra (1930–1949). Ediciones Cultura Hispánica, Madrid 1949
- Carta a Rubén. Madrid 1950
- Los huéspedes secretos. Madrid 1950 (Ed. Corripio, Santo Domingo 1988),
- Segunda antología tierra (1930–1951). Gráficas García, Madrid 1951
- 30 parabolas. Lucania, Buenos Aires 1956
- Antología clave (1930–1956). Losada, Buenos Aires 1957
- 14 nudos de amor. Losada, Buenos Aires 1963
- El escupido. Novela. Quintaria, Buenos Aires 1970 (Ed. de Colores, Santo Domingo 1987)
- El presidente negro. Ediciones Carlos Lohlé, Buenos Aires 1973 (Canahuate, Santo Domingo 1990)
- Poemas de amor y sexo. Ediciones de la Flor, Buenos Aires 1974
- Cuentos. Ediciones Orión, Buenos Aires 1976
- Antología tres. Editora Universitaria, Santo Domingo 1987
- Obra poetica completa, Ed. Alfa & Omega, Santo Domingo 1987
- Antologia poetica, E. Biblioteca Nacional, Buenos Aires 1998. ISBN 987-96390-4-9
- Antología de cuentos, E. Biblioteca Nacional, Buenos Aires 1998. ISBN 987-96390-5-7