Mauricio Rosencof (born June 30, 1933) is an Uruguayan writer and political activist. He was born in the Department (Province) of Florida, Uruguay to Polish-Jewish immigrants.
Rosencof began his career as a journalist, and developed into a celebrated playwright, poet and novelist. He become politically active, founding the Communist Youth Union and later becoming a leader in the National Liberation Movement, also called the Tupamaros. He was arrested in 1972, was brutally tortured, and sentenced to 13 years in solitary confinement in a two-meter-by-two-meter cell. He was released in 1985. He currently lives in Montevideo.
Works
edit- (2009) Half the World
- (2007) A Gondola Anchored at the Corner
- (2005) The Neighborhood Was a Party
- (2004) Legends of the Grandfather of the Later
- (2003) The Letters That Never Came
- (1994) The Margarita. Love Story in 25 Sonnets
- (1992) Seller Relics
- (1989) Proceedings of the Cell (co-authored with Eleuterio Fernandez Huidobro)
- (1988) The Child She Is Expecting
- (1987) The Return of the Great Tuleque
- (1986) The Luxury of Waiting
- (1985) The Battle of the Barn
- (1985) The Sack of Antonio
- (1967) Horses
- (1961) Frogs
- (1961) The Bag
- (1960) The Great Tuleque
References
editExternal links
edithttp://www.mertin-litag.de/authors_htm/Rosencof-M.htm http://www.icrc.org/Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/uruguay-interview-201109 http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a783439611
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