Juan José Morosoli

Juan José Morosoli
Born (1899-01-19)January 19, 1899
Minas, Lavalleja, Uruguay
Died December 29, 1959(1959-12-29) (aged 60)
Minas, Lavalleja, Uruguay
Nationality Uruguayan

Juan José Morosoli was a Uruguayan writer. His master piece is "Perico", a collection of short stories for children, which included "Arenero" and "La Querencia Olvida" in 1947.[1]

Biography

Juan José Morosoli was born on January 19, 1899 in Minas, Lavalleja, Uruguay. His father was a Swiss immigrant who worked as a bricklayer. When he was a child he had to quit school on second grade due to economic problems his family were having. He was a self-made person. At the age of 9, he started working at a bookstore for his uncle, first as a courier and later as a shop assistant. In 1920, he opened a café with two partners in Montevideo, Uruguay.

In 1923, he wrote for many newspapers including La Unión from Minas, Marcha, Mundo Uruguayo and El Día from Montevideo. He also wrote some theatre plays between 1923 and 1928. In 1925 he wrote his first poems, now included in his book "Balbuceos". In 1928 he edited a collective poetry work named "Bajo la misma sombra" together with Valeriano Magri, José María Cajaville and Casas Araújo, and his book "Los Juegos".[2]

As a writer, he specialized on short stories. He focused on everyday people who lived near the towns and he discovered their uniqueness and character traits full of elementary greatness or "grandeza elemental".

In 1932, he published his first book on short stories named "Hombres", with a second edition in 1942. Some years later, he wrote some narrative books such as Los albañiles de "Los Tapes", Hombres y mujeres, Muchachos, Perico y Vivientes, making him a famous short stories writer in Uruguay.[3]

He died on December 29, 1959 in Minas, Lavalleja, Uruguay.

In 1959 "Tierra y tiempo" was published. In 1959, "Viaje hacia el mar" was published. Based on this story, the film "Viaje hacia el mar" was directed by Guillermo Casanova and starred by Hugo Arana, Julio César Castro and Diego Delgrossi.

In 1991, some prizes were created by Lolita Rubial Foundation to pay homage to this writer in Minas, Lavalleja, Uruguay[4]

Juan José Morosoli reading La Geografía, from his book Perico.
Juan José Morosoli reading La Industria, from his book Perico.

Literary work

References

  1. "Juan José Morosoli". Fundación Lolita Rubial. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  2. "Morosoli:centenario". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  3. "Morosoli:centenario". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  4. "Juan José Morosoli". Fundación Lolita Rubial. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
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