Claribel Alegría

Clara Isabel Alegría Vides (May 12, 1924 – January 25, 2018), also known by her pseudonym Claribel Alegría, was a Nicaraguan-Salvadoran poet, essayist, novelist, and journalist who was a major voice in the literature of contemporary Central America. She was awarded the 2006 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.

Clara Isabel Alegría Vides
Alegría at the 3rd annual International Poetry Festival in Granada.
Born(1924-05-12)12 May 1924
Estelí, Nicaragua
Died25 January 2018(2018-01-25) (aged 93)
Managua, Nicaragua
Pen nameClaribel Alegría
OccupationPoet, novelist
NationalityNicaraguan
Salvadoran
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