Tomás de Mattos
Encyclopedia
Tomás de Mattos Hernández (Montevideo
, 1947) is a Uruguayan
writer
and librarian
. Being from Tacuarembó
, de Mattos is one of the relatively few contemporary Uruguayan
writers from the north of the country.
As a librarian, de Mattos has also served as the Director of the National Library of Uruguay
.
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, 1947) is a Uruguayan
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
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....
and librarian
Librarian
A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs...
. Being from Tacuarembó
Tacuarembó
Tacuarembó is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay. It is located on Km. 390 of Route 5, south-southwest of Rivera, the capital city of the Rivera Department. Routes 26 and 31 also meet Route 5 within the city limits...
, de Mattos is one of the relatively few contemporary Uruguayan
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
writers from the north of the country.
As a librarian, de Mattos has also served as the Director of the National Library of Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
.
Works
- La puerta de la misericordia (2002)
- Ni Dios permita ; Cielo de Bagdad (2001)
- A la sombra del paraíso (1998)
- A palabra limpia : premios y menciones, primer Concurso de Cuentos para Jovenes (1997)
- Historia estampada (1997)
- La fragata de las máscaras (1996)
- Bernabé, Bernabé! (1988)
- La gran sequía (1984)
- Trampas de barro (1983)
- Libros y perros (1975)