Iván Carvajal

Iván Carvajal
Born Iván Carvajal Aguirre
1948
San Gabriel, Ecuador
Occupation Writer
Nationality Ecuadorian
Literary movement Tsantzismo
Notable awards Aurelio Espinosa Pólit Prize (1984), Premio a las Libertades Juan Montalvo (2013)

Iván Carvajal Aguirre (born 1948 in San Gabriel, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian poet, philosopher and writer. In 1984 he received Ecuador's National Prize for Literature, the "Aurelio Espinosa Pólit" prize, for his work entitled "Parajes". In February 2013 he won the Premio a las Libertades Juan Montalvo.[1]

Carvajal lives in Quito, Ecuador, and works as a Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador.[1] He directs País Secreto magazine and is project director of Corporación Cultural Orogenia.

Most of his work is devoted to poetry, though recently he has published some of his reflections on Ecuadorian poets ("A la zaga del animal imposible") and culture and politics in Ecuador ("¿Volver a tener patria?").

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  1. 1 2 "Carvajal, entre la filosofía y la poesía" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
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