Tomás de Mattos | |
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| Born | Tomás de Mattos Hernández October 14, 1947 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Died | March 21, 2016 (aged 68) Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Nationality | Uruguayan |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, writer, librarian |
| Awards | Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo Fraternity Award |
Tomás de Mattos Hernández (October 14, 1947 – March 21, 2016) was a Uruguayan writer and librarian. Being from Tacuarembó, de Mattos was one of the relatively few contemporary Uruguayan writers from the north of the country.[1]
As a librarian, de Mattos also served as the director of the National Library of Uruguay.[2]
He won the Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo and the Fraternity Award in 1990.[3]
Works
Among some of the most known works of Tomás de Mattos are the following:
- La puerta de la misericordia (2002)
- Ni Dios permita ; Cielo de Bagdad (2001)
- A la sombra del paraíso (1998)
- A palabra limpia : premios y menciones, primer Concurso de Cuentos para Jovenes (1997)
- Historia estampada (1997)
- La fragata de las máscaras (1996)
- Bernabé, Bernabé! (1988)
- La gran sequía (1984)
- Trampas de barro (1983)
- Libros y perros (1975)
See also
References
- ^ "Falleció el escritor Tomás de Mattos". El País (in Spanish). March 21, 2016.
- ^ "VE Day celebration in Montevideo. Ambassador Silverstein congratulates war vets". US Embassy in Uruguay. May 5, 2005. Archived from the original on September 23, 2006. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ^ "Murió Tomás de Mattos y las letras uruguayas se visten de luto". Diario El Pueblo (in Spanish). Salto. March 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
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