Labrador Ruiz, Enrique

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Birth 1902-05-11
Death 1991
Cubans,
Spanish; Castilian,

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Enrique Labrador Ruiz, Cuban journalist, novelist, essayist, short story writer, and poet, was born in Sagua la Grande, Cuba on May 11, 1902. He was a member of the Academia Cubana de la Lengua and also of the Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española. Labrador Ruiz created his own style of writing novels which he called "gaseiforme." His El laberinto de sí mismo (1933) was his first novel in this style which forms a trilogy with Cresival (1936) and Anteo (novela gaseiforme) (1940). With his collection of short stories El gallo en el espejo (1953) he established his "cuentería cubiche" style. Labrador Ruiz went into exile in 1976 and lived in several places before moving permanently to Miami. Over the years he received numerous awards and honors for his literary production.

From the description of Enrique Labrador Ruiz Papers, 1930-2001 1977-1987. (University of Miami). WorldCat record id: 49525645

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