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Tomás de Mattos

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Tomás de Mattos
Born
Tomás de Mattos Hernández

(1947-10-14)October 14, 1947
Montevideo, Uruguay
DiedMarch 21, 2016(2016-03-21) (aged 68)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Occupation(s)Lawyer, writer, librarian
AwardsPremio Bartolomé Hidalgo
Fraternity Award

Tomás de Mattos Hernández (October 14, 1947 – March 21, 2016) was a Uruguayan writer and librarian. Being from Tacuarembó, de Mattos was one of the relatively few contemporary Uruguayan writers from the north of the country.[1]

As a librarian, de Mattos also served as the director of the National Library of Uruguay.[2]

He won the Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo and the Fraternity Award in 1990.[3]

Works

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Among some of the most known works of Tomás de Mattos are the following:

  • La puerta de la misericordia (2002)
  • Ni Dios permita ; Cielo de Bagdad (2001)
  • A la sombra del paraíso (1998)
  • A palabra limpia : premios y menciones, primer Concurso de Cuentos para Jovenes (1997)
  • Historia estampada (1997)
  • La fragata de las máscaras (1996)
  • Bernabé, Bernabé! (1988)
  • La gran sequía (1984)
  • Trampas de barro (1983)
  • Libros y perros (1975)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Falleció el escritor Tomás de Mattos". El País (in Spanish). March 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "VE Day celebration in Montevideo. Ambassador Silverstein congratulates war vets". US Embassy in Uruguay. May 5, 2005. Archived from the original on September 23, 2006. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Murió Tomás de Mattos y las letras uruguayas se visten de luto". Diario El Pueblo (in Spanish). Salto. March 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2017.