Ida Vitale

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Ida Vitale
Ida Vitale in 2015.
Ida Vitale in 2015.
Born (1923-11-02) November 2, 1923 (age 100)
Montevideo, Uruguay
LanguageSpanish
NationalityUruguayan
Genreliterary critic, poet, author, translator
Notable awardsMiguel de Cervantes Prize
ChildrenAmparo, Claudio

Ida Vitale (born November 2, 1923) is a Uruguayan writer, poet, translator and literary critic. In 2018, she was awarded the Miguel de Cervantes Prize. Vitale fled to Mexico City in 1973 for political asylum after a military junta took power in Uruguay. She played an important role in the Uruguayan art movement known as the 'Generation of 45'.[1]

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