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February 13, 1986 |
letter from Lewis |
Spanish |
Lewis writes to Zapata Olivella to congratulate him on the receipt of the Prêmio Literário "Francisco Matarazzo Sobrinho - Ficção Latino-Americana." He also includes a book review of "Changó, el gran putas" written by Captain-Hidalgo and published in the journal "Hispamérica." |
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June 23, 1987 |
letter to Cozannet |
Spanish |
Zapata Olivella writes to Cozannet to inform her that "Changó, el gran putas" is a finalist for the Premio Rómulo Gallegos. He hopes that he can help convince Payot to write to the jury about their plans to translate and publish the novel in French. He also thanks Cozannet for his help publishing "¡Levántate mulato! por mi raza habará el espíritu" in French as "Lève-toi mulâtre l’esprit parlare a travers ma race" (1987) . |
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June 05, 1987 |
letter to Cozannet |
Spanish |
In a letter to Cozannet, Zapata Olivella celebrates the publication of his "¡Levántate mulato! por mi raza habará el espíritu" (1990) in French as "Lève-toi, mulâtre l’espirit parlare a travers ma race" (1987). Zapata Olivella also mentions his pending trip to Gabon to serve on the organizational committee for the third Festival Panafricano de Artes y Culturas (FESPAC) . |
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July 05, 1989 |
Letter from Prescott |
Spanish |
Laurence Prescott talks about his academic life, and mentions the growing interest on Afro-Hispanic topics in the U.S. academy. |
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May 23, 1990 |
Letter from Prescott |
Spanish |
In a handwritten letter, Laurence E. Prescott writes to Zapata Olivella about plans and travel arrangements for the upcoming Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas (Paris, France). |
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Draft of "El inmenso mar ha muerto" |
Spanish |
Draft of "El inmenso mar ha muerto," containing Manuel Zapata Olivella's handwritten revisions on the margins. |
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Letter |
December 13, 1995 |
congratulatory note |
Spanish |
Congratulatory note from the Despacho del Viceministro de gobierno to Manuel Zapata Olivella, for being nominated Caballero by Colombia's Cámara de Representantes. |
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1966 |
Aculturación y cultura Colombiana |
Spanish |
Copy of Manuel Zapata Olivella's remarks on "Aculturación y cultura Colombiana," delivered at the Primer Congreso Nacional de la Cultura Colombiana (1966, Colombia). |
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Letter |
June 09, 1995 |
letter to Sinning |
Spanish |
Zapata Olivella writes to Instituto de Cultura del Magdalena (Santa Marta, Colombia) Director Edgar Rey Sinning to remind him that he promised to buy a copy of the Enciclopedia Audiovisual de la Identidad Colombiana. |
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April 12, 1984 |
letter from Secretaria Ejecutiva |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella received this invitation from the Secretaria Ejecutiva permanente del convenio Andrés Bello to attend the Premio Rómulo Gallegos's award ceremony for the nomination of his novel "Changó, el gran putas." |
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Letter |
April 11, 1975 |
letter from Vargas Llosa |
Spanish |
Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa writes to Manuel Zapata Olivella postponing the II Encuentro de Joven Literatura Iberoamericana. |
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Letter |
October 08, 1994 |
letter from Mena Garcia |
Spanish |
Congress member Zulia María Mena Garcia invites Manuel Zapata Olivella to participate in the first Encuentro Nacional de Líderes Afrocolombianos in Quibdó, Colombia. Originally scheduled for October 8-9, 1994, the Encuentro was postponed to December 2-3, of the same year. |
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Letter |
January 24, 1992 |
letter from Camacho L. |
Spanish |
Jorge E. Camacho L., manager of the Rei Andes editorial house, writes to Manuel Zapata Olivella regarding publication details of several of the author's titles with Rei Andes. |
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March 24, 1995 |
letter from Tittler |
Spanish |
Jonathan Tittler regrets that he has not been able to garner support to invite Zapata Olivella to Cornell University as a guest speaker in order to extend his trip to Pittsburgh to include a visit to Ithaca. |
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Letter |
December 09, 1992 |
letter to List |
Spanish |
This letter from Manuel Zapata Olivella to George List discusses the impact of Colombia's 1991 constitutional changes on non-profit organizations such as the Patronato Colombiano de Artes y Ciencias, which lost financial support and was forced to cancel some of its activities. The letter also touches on aspects of Zapata Olivella's professional and personal life, mentioning his spine surgeries and the upcoming publication of his latest novel, "Hemingway, el cazador de la muerte." |
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