Arturo uslar pietri biography
Arturo uslar pietri biography
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Arturo Uslar Pietri
Venezuelan writer
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Uslar and the second or maternal family name is Pietri.
Arturo Uslar Pietri | |
|---|---|
| Born | ()16 May Caracas |
| Died | 26 February () (aged&#;94) Caracas |
| Occupation | novelist, writer |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Period | – |
| Notable works | Las Lanzas Coloradas |
Arturo Uslar Pietri (16 May in Caracas – 26 February ) was a Venezuelan intellectual, historian, writer, television producer, and politician.
Life
Born on 16 May in Caracas, Venezuela, his parents were general[1] Arturo Uslar Santamaría and Helena Pietri de Uslar.[2][3]
The last name Uslar is of German origin and can be traced back to Johann von Uslar, who fought for the rebel cause during Venezuela's independence wars.[3]
As a young boy and then teenager, Arturo lived in various cities in the comparatively urbanised central northern valleys of the countr