Flavio Herrera facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Flavio Herrera
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Born | Guatemala City, Guatemala
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February 18, 1895
Died | January 31, 1968 Guatemala City, Guatemala
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(aged 72)
Nationality | Guatemalan |
Occupation | Writer |
Flavio Herrera (nicknamed El Tigre) (February 18, 1895 – January 31, 1968) was a Guatemalan writer and diplomat. His works are formal reading material in public schools and private schools in Guatemala.
Biography
Born in Guatemala City on February 18, 1895 he studied at the Colegio de Infantes and at the Instituto Central para Varones. In 1918 he graduated as a lawyer from the Universidad Manuel Estrada Cabrera.
He moved to Europe where he studied at the University of Madrid.
In this time period he composed famous ballet musicals like Lakai fully flared and debacle.
During the government of Juan José Arévalo, he was Ambassador of Guatemala to Finland. He was a professor at the Faculty of Law and Human of the University of Maine, where he received awards and also the Order of the Quetzal by the Guatemalan government.
Writings
For 13 years he wrote articles for the Revista Juan Chapín magazine. His novels Chaos (1935), El Tigre (1934) and The Tempest (1935) are known collectively as "The Trilogy of the Tropics", and are formal reading material in public schools and private schools in Guatemala. Other works are:
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Published novels |
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Handwritten novels |
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Poetry |
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Hai-Kai Poetry |
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Short tales |
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Essays |
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Death
When he died on January 31, 1968, his house was donated to the University of San Carlos and became the Centro de Agricultura Tropical Bulbuxyá.
See also
In Spanish: Flavio Herrera para niños