List of Uruguayan writers
A list of notable Uruguayan writers:
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| Name | Period | Writings | Other | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delmira Agustini | 1886-1914 | poet | ||
| Enrique Amorim | 1900-1960 | novelist, writer | ||
| Mario Benedetti | 1920-2009 | journalist, novelist, poet | ||
| Ismael Cortinas (Uruguayan politician) | 1884-1940 | journalist, playwright | politics | |
| Eduardo Acevedo Díaz | 1851-1921 | writer, journalist | politician | |
| Emilio Frugoni | 1880-1969 | poet, essayist, journalist | politician, lawyer | |
| Eduardo Galeano | 1940-2015 | journalist, writer, novelist | ||
| Felisberto Hernández | 1902-1964 | writer | pianist | |
| Ernesto Herrera | 1889-1917 | playwright, short story, journalist | ||
| Julio Herrera y Reissig | 1875-1910 | poet, playwright, essayist | ||
| Juana de Ibarbourou | 1892-1979 | poet | ||
| Circe Maia | 1932-present | poet | translator | Montevideo - Tacuarembó |
| Jorge Majfud | 1969-present | novelist, essayist | architect, prof. of mathematics and art | Tacuarembó - elsewhere |
| Leo Maslíah | 1954-present | novelist, poet, short story, playwright | musician, singer | Montevideo - Buenos Aires |
| Tomás de Mattos | 1947-present | writer | librarian | Tacuarembó |
| Jesús Moraes | 1955-present | short story | Artigas | |
| Alvaro Ojeda | 1958-present | writer, journalist, novelist, poet | reviewer | |
| Juan Carlos Onetti | 1909-1994 | novelist, short story | ||
| Emilio Oribe | 1893-1975 | poet, essayist | philosopher, doctor | |
| Danilo Pallares Echeverría | ?-present | writer | musician | Flores |
| Manuel Pérez y Curis | 1884-1920 | poet | Montevideo | |
| Cristina Peri Rossi | 1941-present | novelist, poet, short story | translator | |
| Carmen Posadas | 1953-present | books for children, writes for film & TV | Montevideo | |
| Horacio Quiroga | 1878-1937 | playwright, poet, short story | Salto, Buenos Aires | |
| José Enrique Rodó | 1872-1917 | essayist | Montevideo | |
| Mauricio Rosencof | 1933-present | playwright, poet, journalist | Florida | |
| Florencio Sánchez | 1875-1910 | playwright, journalist | politician | Montevideo |
| Beatriz Santos Arrascaeta | 1947-present | writer | activist, educator | Motevideo |
| Daniel Vidart | 1920-present | anthropologist, historian | Paysandú | |
| Constancio C. Vigil | 1876-1954 | writer | publisher | Rocha, Buenos Aires |
| Giselda Zani | 1909-1975 | poet, short story writer | art critic | |
| Juan Zorrilla de San Martín | 1855-1931 | epic poet, | politician | Montevideo |
| Roy Berocay | 1955-present | journalist | author | Montevideo |
List of Uruguayan poets
- Washington Benavides
- Mario Benedetti
- Amanda Berenguer
- Selva Casal
- Roberto Echavarren
- Amir Hamed
- Circe Maia
- Jorge Meretta
- Eduardo Milan
- Salvador Puig
- María Eugenia Vaz Ferreira
- Jorge Medina Vidal
- Idea Vilariño
See also
- List of Uruguayan women writers
- List of Latin American writers
- List of Uruguayans
- Uruguayan literature
- List of contemporary writers from northern Uruguay
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