Miguel Otero Silva

1908 - 1985

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genre: novel

country of citizenship: Venezuela

languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish

educated at: Central University of Venezuela

occupation: poet, novelist, writer, journalist, politician

award received: National Prize for Literature, Lenin Peace Prize

position held: member of the Chamber of Deputies of Venezuela

Miguel Otero Silva (October 26, 1908 – August 28, 1985), was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, humorist and politician. A figure of great relevance in Venezuelan literature, his literary and journalistic works related strictly to the socio-political history of Venezuela. Throughout his life he was repeatedly forced into exile. Later on, after the establishment of a democratic state in 1958, he was elected to the Venezuelan Senate. Source: Wikipedia (en)