Juan Gelman

Argentine poet (1930-2014) · Bolivia · On the map · Writers · Died at 83

Juan Gelman was an Argentine poet. He published more than twenty books of poetry between 1956 and his death in early 2014. He was a naturalized citizen of Mexico, where he arrived as a political exile of the Process, the military junta that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983.

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2014Died14 January 20142010Honorary Doctor of the University Lille-IIIAward2007Miguel de Cervantes PrizeAward2005Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry AwardAwardReina Sofía AwardAward2003Premio José Lezama LimaAward2000FIL AwardAward1930Born3 May 1930