Flavio Herrera Explained
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:
| Type | Titles |
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| Published novels | - El tigre, 1934
- La tempestad, 1935
- Siete pájaros del iris, 1936
- Poniente de sirenas, 1937
- Caos, 1949
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| Handwritten novels | - Hembra
- Triana y el Señor de Bulbuxyá
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| Poetry | - El ala de la montaña, 1921
- Sinfonía del trópico, 1923
- Oros de otoño, 1962
- Solera, 1964
- Patio y nube, 1964
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| Hai-Kai Poetry | - Trópico (Hai-Kais), 1931
- Bulbuxyá (Hai-Kais), 1933
- Sagitario. Poemas (Hai-Kais/Hais-Buns), 1934
- Cosmos indio (Hai-Kais y Tankas), 1938
- Palo verde (Hai-Kais), 1946
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| Short tales | - La Lente Opaca, 1921
- El hilo del sol, 1921
- Cenizas, 1923
- 20 Rábulas en Flux, 1946
- 7 Mujeres y un Niño, 1961
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| Essays | - El milagro hispanoamericano, 1934
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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.
References
Works by Herrera
- Book: Herrera, Flavio. El tigre. Guatemala. Unión tipográfica. 1934. es.
- Book: Herrera, Flavio. 1. La tempestad. Guatemala. Unión tipográfica. 1935. es.
- Book: Herrera, Flavio. 1. Los siete pájaros del iris. Guatemala. Unión tipográfica. 1936. es.
- Book: Herrera, Flavio. 1. Poniente de sirenas. Guatemala. Unión tipográfica. 1937. es.
- Book: Herrera, Flavio. 1. Caos. Guatemala. Editorial Universitaria. 1949. IV. Obras de Literatura y Arte. es.
- Book: Herrera, Flavio. 1. El ala de la montaña: versos viejos 1913-1918. Centenario Estado Federal de Guatemala. Guatemala. El Sol. 1921. es.
- Book: Herrera, Flavio. 1. La trilogía del trópico. 1994. Guatemala. Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. 1. Centenario Flavio Herrera 1895-1995. 1923. es.
- Book: Herrera, Flavio. 1. Palo Verde: Hai-kais. Guatemala. Artigas. 1946. es.
- Book: Herrera, Flavio. 1. La lente opaca. Guatemala. José de Pineda Ibarra. 1921. 1967. 107. Biblioteca guatemalteca de cultura popular. es.
- Book: Herrera, Flavio. 1. Cenizas. Leipzig. Bernhard Tauchnitz. Biblioteca Rojo y Azul. 1923. es.
- Book: Herrera, Flavio. 1. 20 rábulas en flux: ensayo de picaresca. Guatemala. Artigas. 1946. es. none.
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