Ramón Paz Ipuana Explained

Ramón Paz Ipuana
Birth Date:December 17, 1937
Death Place:Paraguaipoa, Venezuela
Occupation:Poet, teacher, writer, and linguist
Genre:Poetry, Short stories

Ramón Paz Ipuana (December 17, 1937 in Yosuitpa – October 27, 1992 in Paraguaipoa) was a Venezuelan writer, researcher,[1] linguist and poet of Wayuu origin. [2] He is considered one of the most important writers in the Wayuu language.[3] [4]

Biography

Paz Ipuana worked in the Normal School of Maracaibo forming intercultural bilingual Wayuunaiki-Spanish teachers.[5] After his death in 1992, his daughters Neima, Neida, Mayui, and Esmeralda continued publishing his works based on the manuscripts of traditional Wayuu stories he left.[6]

Works

References

  1. https://acp.com.co/web2017/es/sala-de-prensa?id=818 Biblioteca Ramón Paz Ipuana, un laboratorio del conocimiento en la zona norte extrema de La Guajira
  2. https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/nacional/inaugurada-la-primera-biblioteca-indigena-publica-en-la-alta-extrema-guajira-articulo-724975 Inaugurada la primera biblioteca indígena pública en la Alta Extrema Guajira
  3. http://www.latinamericanliteraturetoday.org/es/2018/agosto/tres-escritores-wayuu-traen-vientos-renovadores-desde-el-desierto-de-ana-mar%C3%ADa-ferreira "Tres escritores wayuu traen vientos renovadores desde el desierto" de Ana María Ferreira
  4. https://prodavinci.com/prometeo-en-la-guajira Prometeo en la Guajira
  5. http://ekare.es/autor/ramon-paz-ipuana Libros de Ramón Paz Ipuana
  6. http://www.notiwayuu.com/2017/06/lanzamiento-de-obra-literaria-aleeya.html Lanzamiento de obra literaria Ale’eya por Ramón Paz Ipuana en Paraguaipoa