Juan Bosch
Juan Emilio Bosch Gaviño was born in La Vega, on June 30, 1909, better known as Juan Bosch, he was a Dominican short story writer, essayist, novelist, narrator, historian, educator and politician.
Bosch was elected president of the Dominican Republic in 1962, a position he assumed for a brief period in 1963.
His government was overthrown in a coup almost seven months after taking office.
However, to this day, he is remembered as one of the most honest politicians in the Dominican democracy and is considered one of the most distinguished writers in Latin America, especially in the genre of the short story.
He lived the first years of his childhood in a small rural community called Río Verde, where he began his primary studies; Secondary studies were at the San Sebastián de La Vega school, reaching only the third level of high school. In 1924 he moved to Santo Domingo, where he worked in various commercial stores. Later in 1929 he traveled to Spain, Venezuela and some islands in the Caribbean.
He returned to the Dominican Republic in 1931. In 1933, he published Camino Real, his first book of stories, and later published La mujer.
Bosch was the creator and editor of the literary section of the Listín Diario newspaper, where he served as critic and essayist.
In 1944, Bosch formed, along with several prominent writers of the time, the group known as La Cueva.
Despite not having finished his studies, today his stories and rehearsals are used in the education of young Dominicans, they are found in primary and secondary school books
His literary writings, mostly produced during his years of exile, and his political and historical texts span more than fifty titles, some of which have been translated into French, English, Portuguese, German, Italian, and Dutch.
Bosch is the most recognized Dominican short story writer and one of the great voices of contemporary Latin American short stories, so much so that Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez once said that Bosch had been one of his greatest influences.
Precursors of Spanish-American literary criollismo and socio-realism. His stories, essentially gathered in the volumes Camino real (1933), Tales written in exile (1962, More stories written in exile (1964) and Tales written before exile (1975), reflect the social and political problems of the Dominican peasantry In addition, he is the author of a widely spread theory on the art of story-writing entitled Apuntes sobre el arte de cuentos (1958) that has served as a model for many generations of Dominican storytellers.
Starting in the 1960s, his political commitments reduced considerably. his short story and novel production, orienting his literary career towards the historical and sociological essay.
During the latter half of the 1960s, Bosch went abroad to settle in Spain, where he remains a very prolific writer of essays, both political and historical.
He published some of his most important works during this time: "Dominican social composition", "Brief History of the Oligarchy in Santo Domingo", "From Christopher Columbus to Fidel Castro", "The Caribbean," Imperial Border.
Bosch has several schools and / or high schools in its name around the Dominican territory
During his lifetime, he received multiple recognitions and decorations, among them: In 1943 he obtained the Hernández-Catá prize in Cuba for his short story Luis Pie; in 1944 he obtained the Extraordinary Hatuey Prize, awarded by the Panamerican Colombian Society; in 1982 he was decorated by the Cuban government with the Félix Varela Order; in 1988 he was decorated by President Fidel Castro with the Order of José Martí; that same year he obtained the award for the best book of foreign stories, from the FNAC Foundation in Paris, for his book Vers le port d'Origine; In 1989, President Joaquín Balaguer imposed on him the decoration of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella, in 1990 he received the National Prize for Literature, which he shared with Joaquín Balaguer; in 1993 he was invested as Doctor Honoris Causa from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo; that same year he was invested as Doctor Honoris Causa in Letters by the City College of the University of New York; in 1994 he was invested as Doctor Honoris Causa in Humanities from the O&M University of Santo Domingo; Also that same year he is declared by the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic Master of Politics and National Glory; in 1995 he was invested as Doctor Honoris Causa from the Technological University of Santiago; in 1996 France in imposed the Order of Merit in the degree of Commander of Arts and Letters and in 1998 he was invested as Doctor Honoris Causa in Humanities by the Universidad Católica Tecnológica del Cibao and Pedro Henríquez Ureña.
He died on November 1, 2001 in Santo Domingo
I am honestly proud to be Dominican when I see the profile of Juan Bosch, judging by his aforementioned biography was-is a very important person for the literary evolution, I would say, of ALL Latin America, his books and essays are not typical of someone who has not finished high school, he was a highly intellectual person, who without loving it helped millions of people learn literature better
Bosch was elected president of the Dominican Republic in 1962, a position he assumed for a brief period in 1963.
His government was overthrown in a coup almost seven months after taking office.
However, to this day, he is remembered as one of the most honest politicians in the Dominican democracy and is considered one of the most distinguished writers in Latin America, especially in the genre of the short story.
He lived the first years of his childhood in a small rural community called Río Verde, where he began his primary studies; Secondary studies were at the San Sebastián de La Vega school, reaching only the third level of high school. In 1924 he moved to Santo Domingo, where he worked in various commercial stores. Later in 1929 he traveled to Spain, Venezuela and some islands in the Caribbean.
He returned to the Dominican Republic in 1931. In 1933, he published Camino Real, his first book of stories, and later published La mujer.
Bosch was the creator and editor of the literary section of the Listín Diario newspaper, where he served as critic and essayist.
In 1944, Bosch formed, along with several prominent writers of the time, the group known as La Cueva.
Despite not having finished his studies, today his stories and rehearsals are used in the education of young Dominicans, they are found in primary and secondary school books
His literary writings, mostly produced during his years of exile, and his political and historical texts span more than fifty titles, some of which have been translated into French, English, Portuguese, German, Italian, and Dutch.
Bosch is the most recognized Dominican short story writer and one of the great voices of contemporary Latin American short stories, so much so that Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez once said that Bosch had been one of his greatest influences.
Precursors of Spanish-American literary criollismo and socio-realism. His stories, essentially gathered in the volumes Camino real (1933), Tales written in exile (1962, More stories written in exile (1964) and Tales written before exile (1975), reflect the social and political problems of the Dominican peasantry In addition, he is the author of a widely spread theory on the art of story-writing entitled Apuntes sobre el arte de cuentos (1958) that has served as a model for many generations of Dominican storytellers.
Starting in the 1960s, his political commitments reduced considerably. his short story and novel production, orienting his literary career towards the historical and sociological essay.
During the latter half of the 1960s, Bosch went abroad to settle in Spain, where he remains a very prolific writer of essays, both political and historical.
He published some of his most important works during this time: "Dominican social composition", "Brief History of the Oligarchy in Santo Domingo", "From Christopher Columbus to Fidel Castro", "The Caribbean," Imperial Border.
Bosch has several schools and / or high schools in its name around the Dominican territory
During his lifetime, he received multiple recognitions and decorations, among them: In 1943 he obtained the Hernández-Catá prize in Cuba for his short story Luis Pie; in 1944 he obtained the Extraordinary Hatuey Prize, awarded by the Panamerican Colombian Society; in 1982 he was decorated by the Cuban government with the Félix Varela Order; in 1988 he was decorated by President Fidel Castro with the Order of José Martí; that same year he obtained the award for the best book of foreign stories, from the FNAC Foundation in Paris, for his book Vers le port d'Origine; In 1989, President Joaquín Balaguer imposed on him the decoration of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella, in 1990 he received the National Prize for Literature, which he shared with Joaquín Balaguer; in 1993 he was invested as Doctor Honoris Causa from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo; that same year he was invested as Doctor Honoris Causa in Letters by the City College of the University of New York; in 1994 he was invested as Doctor Honoris Causa in Humanities from the O&M University of Santo Domingo; Also that same year he is declared by the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic Master of Politics and National Glory; in 1995 he was invested as Doctor Honoris Causa from the Technological University of Santiago; in 1996 France in imposed the Order of Merit in the degree of Commander of Arts and Letters and in 1998 he was invested as Doctor Honoris Causa in Humanities by the Universidad Católica Tecnológica del Cibao and Pedro Henríquez Ureña.
He died on November 1, 2001 in Santo Domingo
I am honestly proud to be Dominican when I see the profile of Juan Bosch, judging by his aforementioned biography was-is a very important person for the literary evolution, I would say, of ALL Latin America, his books and essays are not typical of someone who has not finished high school, he was a highly intellectual person, who without loving it helped millions of people learn literature better
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