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Daniel Chavarria

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Daniel Chavarria
Chavarria
Chavarria
Born(1933-11-23)23 November 1933
San José de Mayo
Died6 April 2018(2018-04-06) (aged 84)
Havana, Cuba
OccupationWriter, Translator
NationalityUruguayan

Daniel Chavarria (23 November 1933[1] – 6 April 2018) was a Uruguayan revolutionary, writer and translator.

Chavarria’s books are strongly critical of the violence in Fascism. Chavarria’s life and writings clearly show his communist and revolutionary background. He is a well known supporter of the Cuban Revolution.

In 2010, Chavarria won the National Prize for Literature, Cuba's national prize for literature and more important award of its type in Cuba.[2][3]

Chavarria died on 6 April 2018 in Havana of kidney failure at the age of 84.[4]

References

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  1. Chavarría, Daniel; Vasco, Justo E. (15 February 1990). "Completo Camagüey". Editorial Letras Cubanas – via Google Books.
  2. Staff writer (February 12, 2011). "Daniel Chavarría gets National Literature Prize". Havana Times. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  3. Staff writer (2011). "Uruguay's Daniel Chavarria Wins Cuban Literature Prize". Latin American Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  4. "Falleció Daniel Chavarría, ícono de la literatura policial en América Latina". Granma.cu.

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