Arturo Uslar Pietri

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Uslar and the second or maternal family name is Pietri.
Arturo Uslar Pietri
Uslar Pietri in the 1970s
Born
Arturo Uslar Pietri

(1906-05-16)16 May 1906
Caracas, Venezuela
Died26 February 2001(2001-02-26) (aged 94)
Caracas, Venezuela
Resting placeCementerio del Este, Caracas
OccupationNovelist, essayist, lawyer, journalist, professor, politician
LanguageSpanish
NationalityVenezuelan
CitizenshipVenezuelan
EducationLaw, Political Science
Alma materCentral University of Venezuela
Period1931–2001
GenreNovel, short story, essay
SubjectHistory, politics, Venezuelan society
Literary movementCriollismo, Magic realism
Years active1923–1998
Notable worksLas lanzas coloradas, El camino de El Dorado, Oficio de difuntos
Notable awardsPrince of Asturias Award for Literature (1990), National Prize for Literature (1954)
SpouseIsabel Braun Kerdel (m. 1939)
ChildrenArturo Uslar Braun, Federico Uslar Braun
RelativesDescendant of General Carlos Soublette and Johann von Uslar
Signature
Website
www.casauslarpietri.org

Arturo Uslar Pietri (16 May 1906 in Caracas – 26 February 2001) was a Venezuelan intellectual, historian, writer, television producer, and politician.

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