Enrique Gil Gilbert

Enrique Gil Gilbert (July 8, 1912 – February 21, 1973) was an Ecuadorian novelist, journalist, poet, and a high-ranking member of the Communist Party of Ecuador.

Enrique Gil Gilbert
BornJuly 8, 1912
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Died21 February 1973(1973-02-21) (aged 60)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
OccupationWriter
NationalityEcuadorian
GenreSocial Realism
Notable worksNuestro Pan (Our Daily Bread) (1942), Yunga (1933), Relatos de Emanuel (1939)
SpouseAlba Calderón

Gil Gilbert was born and died in the coastal city of Guayaquil, and was the youngest member of the Guayaquil Group, which was one of the most renowned literary and intellectual groups in Ecuador in 1930–40.

Gil Gilbert’s most famous novel is Nuestro Pan (Our Daily Bread) (1942), which was translated into English (1943), German, Japanese, and Czech. The novel won Honourable Mention in the Latin-American Prize Novel Competition.

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