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Salvador Garmendia

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

June 11, 1928(72)

Day of Death

May 13, 2001

Place of Birth

Barquisimeto, Venezuela

Salvador Garmendia

Writing

Biography

Salvador Garmendia Graterón (11 June 1928, Barquisimeto – 13 May 2001, Caracas) was a notable Venezuelan author, awarded in 1972 with the National Prize for Literature. In 1989 received the Juan Rulfo Prize for Tan desnuda como una piedra.