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Augusto Roa Bastos

Paraguayan writer (1917–2005)
Person human Q159967

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
June 13, 1917
Date of death
April 26, 2005
Place of birth
Asunción
Place of death
Asunción
Country of citizenship
Paraguay[11]
Occupation
journalist, writer, screenwriter, university teacher, poet
Employer
University Toulouse - Jean Jaurès[12]
Award received
Miguel de Cervantes Prize, Kurt Tucholsky Prize, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of Arts and Letters, Guggenheim Fellowship, National Order of Merit, Order of José Martí, Order of the Liberator General San Martín, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, honorary doctor of the University of Toulouse-II, Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Notable work
I the Supreme, Hijo de hombre[13][14]
Genre
dictator novel[28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Spanish[31]
Birth name
Augusto José Antonio Roa Bastos[32]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Roa[29]
Given name
Augusto[30]
Has works in the collection
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Name in native language
Augusto Roa Bastos[33]
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P14750
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Place of burial
Recoleta Cemetery, Asuncion[10]
Second family name in Spanish name
Bastos[34]
Start of work period
1953[35]
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Writing language
Spanish
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 112
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Escritor Augusto R. Bastos.jpg ↗
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BIBSYS ID
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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BNMM authority ID
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BVMC person ID
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Babelio author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Dialnet author ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
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Kallías ID
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LIMIS person ID
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NLAI ID
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
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National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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National Library of Uruguay authority ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Perlentaucher ID
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Persée author ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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Todotango.com person ID
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Topic's main category
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Treccani ID
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UCA authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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Vatican Library VcBA ID
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Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
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WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
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🔗 Connections
Award received 9
Miguel de Cervantes Prize, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Guggenheim Fellowship, Order of José Martí, Order of the Liberator General San Martín, Knight of the Legion of Honour, National Order of Merit, Kurt Tucholsky Prize +1 more
Occupation 5
writer, poet, journalist, screenwriter, university teacher
Films written 4
Alias Gardelito, El Trueno entre las hojas, Shunko, La boda
Country of citizenship 1
Paraguay
Employer 1
University Toulouse - Jean Jaurès
Genre 1
dictator novel
Given name 1
Augusto
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Spanish
Notable work 1
I the Supreme
Place of birth 1
Asunción
Place of death 1
Asunción
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
I the Supreme
Writing language 1
Spanish
← SNARC ID 1
Brigitte Bardot
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Summary

Augusto Roa Bastos was born on June 13, 1917[1], in Asunción[2]. He died on April 26, 2005[3], in Asunción[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], writer[6], screenwriter[7], university teacher[8], and poet[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include I the Supreme[36], a literary work[37].

FAQs

Where was Augusto Roa Bastos born?

Augusto Roa Bastos's place of birth was Asunción[2].

Where did Augusto Roa Bastos die?

Augusto Roa Bastos died in Asunción[4].

What did Augusto Roa Bastos do for work?

Augusto Roa Bastos worked as a journalist[5], writer[6], screenwriter[7], university teacher[8], and poet[9].

What awards did Augusto Roa Bastos receive?

Honors received include Miguel de Cervantes Prize[15], Kurt Tucholsky Prize[16], Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[17], and Knight of the Legion of Honour[18].

Related Entities

Brigitte Bardot Paraguay

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . svenskapen.se. Retrieved . svenskapen.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved . siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Journal officiel de la République française. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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