Maria Alicia Dominguez Explained

Maria Alicia Dominguez
Birth Date:September 6, 1904[1]
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Death Date:April 9, 1988 (aged 83)
Death Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation:Poet, Novelist and Essayist
Known For:Children's Literature

Maria Alicia Dominguez (Spanish; Castilian: María Alicia Domínguez) (1904–1988) was an Argentinian poet, novelist and essayist.

Early life

She was born in Buenos Aires on September 6, 1904. She graduated as a professor of literature from an Argentinian university, el Instituto Nacional del Profesorado de Lenguas Vivas.

Career

She began her career as a teacher at some educational institutions in Buenos Aires, namely the "Institutos Mitre y Bernasconi", the "Colegios Nacionales Roca y Sarmiento" and the "Normal 6". In 1925 she wrote her first book of poems, La rueca.[2] She wrote more than 30 books in total after that. She also worked in "la Editorial Columba" as a writer for their weekly magazine, Intervalo, from 1950s to 1960s.[3]

When she retired as a teacher, she devoted all of her time and energy in writing children's literature.[4]

Relatives

In her youth, she had an intimate relationship with Leopoldo Lugones.[5] Some people believe that she once tried to commit suicide (but failed) because of her breakup with him,[6] or because of society's pressure to break up with him. She ultimately married a book publisher named, Fernando Foyatier.

Selected work

She wrote more than 30 books, the most popular among them are the following,

Selected awards

She won the following major awards for her literary work:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maria Alicia Dominguez . Fundacion Konex . es.
  2. 2020-09-27. Percas. 1955. Helena. 0034-9593. 2. 127–140. Revista Hispánica Moderna. La poesía de María Alicia Domínguez. 21.
  3. Book: Pulfer, Darío, Pulfer, Darío. Aproximacion Bio – Bibliografica A María Alicia Domínguez. Primera parte (1908-1958).. es. 2020.
  4. Web site: 2021-06-05 . María Alicia Domínguez (1904-1988) . Biblioteca Nacional de Maestras y Maestros . es.
  5. Web site: Balmaceda . Daniel . 2020-09-27 . A ochenta años de la trágica muerte de Leopoldo Lugones . Lanacion . es.
  6. Book: María Inés Cárdenas de Monner Sans. Cuando Lugones conoció el amor : cartas y poemas inéditos a su amada. Seix Barral. 1999. 2020-09-27. 950-731-234-X. 254341294.