Helena Araújo Explained

Helena Araújo
Birth Date:20 January 1934
Birth Place:Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Occupation:literary critic, professor
Language:Spanish
Nationality:Colombian-Swiss
Period:1970—present
Genre:novel, short story
Subject:feminism, women studies
Spouse:Pierre Albrecht de Martini (deceased)
Relatives:Alfonso Araújo Gaviria (father)
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Helena Araújo Ortiz (20 January 1934 – 2 February 2015) was a writer and an international professor of Latin American literature and women's studies. Her works of literary criticism have appeared in various Latin American and European literary journals.[1]

Personal life

Helena was born on 20 January 1934 in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia, the second of four children to Alfonso Araújo Gaviria and Emma Ortiz Márquez.[2] She married Pierre Albrecht de Martini with whom she had four daughters: Priscilla, Gisèle, Nicole and Jocelyne.[2] She spent her childhood and adolescence between Colombia and Venezuela, Brazil, and the United States where her father was stationed as a diplomat; she attended her high school senior year at Immaculata High School, in Washington, D.C. (1948-1949) graduating at the age of 15. She continued her education with studies in literature at the University of Maryland (1949-1950). Back in Colombia she pursued studies in literature and philosophy at the National University of Colombia until 1951 when she got married. In 1971 she and her daughters moved to Switzerland where shortly thereafter she became a widow and where she has remained ever since. She continued her education in literature and philosophy at the University of Geneva and the University of Lausanne.

Career

She has published numerous literary criticism articles, several fiction books, multiple short stories and essays.[3] She has been translated from Spanish into English, French, Italian and German. She has taught Latin American culture and literature at the Popular University of Lausanne, Switzerland (1994-2002) and has presented numerous seminars and courses internationally about Latin American women writers.

Recognition

She is the recipient of literary prizes including the 1984 Platero Award by the Spanish Book Club of the United Nations in Geneva for her essay Post-nadaístas colombianas.[4] In 2005 Lausanne District and the Embassy of Colombia in Switzerland gave tribute to Araújo for her work in literature.[5] In 2009 Araújo was honoured during the VI Gathering of Colombian Women Writers;[6] http://www.elespectador.com/node/140717?q=node/140717 El Tiempo published a short memoir that was presented during the tribute.[7]

Selected works

Books

Chapters

Journal articles

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.revistaarcadia.com/libros/articulo/fallecio-escritora-colombiana-helena-araujo/40977 Falleció la escritora colombiana Helena Araújo
  2. Book: Restrepo Sáenz. José María. Raimundo. Rivas. José. Restrepo Posada. Genealogías de Santa Fe de Bogotá. 2000. Editorial Presencia. Bogotá. 6. 28546996. 4 December 2012. 280. Spanish.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=AJeuzz6_V8oC&dq=Helena+Araujo++University&pg=PA26 Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean Literature
  4. News: Los primeros ganadores del Platero recuerdan. Alberto. Dufey. Swissinfo. SRG SSR. Bern. 1 July 2004. 5 December 2012. Spanish. The first winners of the Platero remember.
  5. http://www.depapaya.org/news/es_ES/2005/04/07/01/homenaje-a-escritora-colombiana-en-lausanne Homenaje por la Embajada de Colombia
  6. Gallón Salazar. Angélica. Se inició el VI Encuentro de Escritoras Colombianas. El Espectador. 13 May 2009. Spanish. 0122-2856. 436626557.
  7. http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-5303209 El Tiempo - Helena Araújo

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