Gaby Vallejo Canedo
Born(1941-09-24)24 September 1941
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Died20 January 2024(2024-01-20) (aged 82)
Alma materCaro and Cuervo Institute
OccupationWriter
EmployerUniversity of San Simón
OrganizationAcademia Boliviana de la Lengua

Gaby Vallejo Canedo (24 September 1941 – 20 January 2024) was a Bolivian writer. With over 40 published works, she dabbled in narrative genres such as novels and children's literature.

Biography

Gaby Vallejo Canedo was born in Cochabamba on 24 September 1941.[1][2] She studied at the Normal Catholic Institute of Cochabamba, obtaining the title of Professor of Literature, and earned a licentiate in Education Sciences at the University of San Simón.[3] She completed a diploma in Latin American Literature at the Caro and Cuervo Institute in Bogotá.[1]

Vallejo taught at the University of San Simón for 18 years.[3]

Vallejo Canedo was a member of the Academia Boliviana de la Lengua from 27 July 2001, occupying its "H" chair.[1]

Vallejo Canedo died from a heart attack on 20 January 2024, at the age of 82.[4]

Awards and distinctions

Works

Vallejo's narrative style has been defined as that of literary realism.[8] Her novel ¡Hijo de opa! was adapted into the 1984 film Los Hermanos Cartagena, directed by Paolo Agazzi.[5] In 2017, her literary output was analyzed by Willy Oscar Muñoz, and the result was published in the book La Narrativa Contestataria y Social de Gaby Vallejo Canedo (ISBN 9789997466273).

Novels

References

  1. ^ a b c d Alvarado Teodorika, Tatiana (27 March 2016). "Vallejo Canedo, Gaby" (in Spanish). Academia Boliviana de la Lengua. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Castillo, Guadalupe (6 November 2018). "Vallejo: en Bolivia no se incentiva la lectura" [Vallejo: Reading is Not Encouraged in Bolivia]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Gaby Vallejo Canedo, doctora honoris causa". Sol de Pando (in Spanish). 4 September 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Fallece la destacada escritora Gaby Vallejo Canedo". Los Tiempos. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b Blanco Mamani, Elías (2005). Enciclopedia Gesta de autores de la literatura boliviana, Volume 1 (in Spanish). Plural editores. p. 195. ISBN 9789990563627. Retrieved 8 October 2019 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Gaby Vallejo Canedo Ganadora del Premio ILCH 2011". La Patria (in Spanish). 26 June 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Gaby Vallejo es reconocida como Embajadora Universal de la Cultura" [Gaby Vallejo is Recognized as Universal Ambassador of Culture]. Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Cochabamba. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  8. ^ Canelas, Luz Marina (8 October 2016). "Gaby Vallejo y su realismo literario" [Gaby Vallejo and Her Literary Realism]. Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2019.
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