Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Paraguayan Novels
Paraguayan Novels
Among his works, False Witness , The Game of Time , Magdalena Servín , Interrogante
and A Face for Ana , and others deserve mention.
Among his works, False Witness , The Game of Time , Magdalena Servín , Interrogante
Some of his works were: THE TRUE STORY OF PURIFICATION, THIS TITCH IS BUSY with this
work he won the "El Lector" Award for the best literary work of the year 1994. He also
obtained an Honorable Mention in the National Literature Award in 1995, LA POSTA DEL
PLACER, EL AMOR DE MIS AMORES, and others.
He died in 2007.
Book publications
Current constitutional discussions in Latin America : Year 1991 . Translated
into the German language : Zur gegenwärtigen Verfassungsdiskussion in
ausgewählten lateinamerikanischen Ländern: Chile , Paraguay , Argentina . Year
1992 .
Institutional development : Year 1995 .
Internal processes and globalization : Year 1997 .
Democratic governance : Year 1998 .
The institutional reform of the State and the quality of politics : Year 2001 .
Various Publications Multiple articles published in specialized magazines
from : Argentina , Chile , Brazil , Uruguay , Venezuela , Ecuador , Germany and
others. Several articles have been translated into German , Portuguese and
English languages .
Institutional development - corrected and expanded version : Year 2003 .
Question of State : Year 2007 .
The Passion of Lucrecia (novel) : Year 2013 .
Title: Knight.
Author: Guido Rodríguez Alcalá.
Type of novel: Historical Novel.
Theme: The story of a man during and after the war against the triple alliance.
Author biography: (Asunción, Paraguay, 1946), poet, narrator,
historian, essayist, journalist and literary critic. Regular contributor to
various local and foreign newspapers.
He published his first poems in the International School magazine. His poems and
several of his stories have been translated into English, French, Portuguese and
Guaraní.
Some of his works are: Furrows that do not fill, Voices without a reply, Casita de
nuez, Galope, vagos sin tierra, among others.
Some of his works are: Furrows that do not fill, Voices without a reply, Casita de
nuez, Galope, vagos sin tierra, among others.
He was married since 1972 to Lic. Julia Elena Bibolini, historian specialized in art history,
artist herself and manager of cultural events, with whom she shared, in addition to three
children and three grandchildren, her concerns about the management and dissemination of
universal culture and arts in Paraguay and those of the Paraguay abroad. Julia Elena died on
September 6, 2008, without even suspecting the existence of this novel, written by her
husband on the nights when they did not go out and she took her medication early and
disconnected from the world. Although he changed his activity so many times, he is currently
developing a task that fascinates him and he hopes it will last many more years: since 2005
he has been Executive Director of Cultural Extension at the Universidad del Norte, a function
that requires him to coordinate between the Opera , the Orchestra, the Ballet and the
Department.
Plays
From his poetic harvest, Villagra Marsal has published 'Antología minimum', 'Guarania
del desvelado', 'El júbilo difficult', in 1996; and 'Poesía congregada', in Mexico and
Spain, in the same year. "Mancuello and the partridge" were some of his works.
Son of Benigno Casaccia and Margarita Bibolini, both of Italian nationality. He completed his
secondary studies at the National College of the Capital. Graduated from the Faculty of Law of
the National University of Asunción, he began in journalism - writing in “ El Liberal ” and “ El
Diario ” and in several Asunción magazines - and then turned entirely to narrative.
Works: Novels Mario Pareda (1939) - The Slug (1952) - The Wound (1963) -
The Exiles (1966). - The heirs (1975) - The Huertas (1981), published posthumously.
Stories : The Guajhú (1938) - The Well (1947) - The Life of a Drunkard (1953).
At present, it is still unknown why its creator did not want to include his name in the edition. Some critics venture that he may
have preferred not to reveal his identity for fear of losing royal favor due to the content of the book, others believe that it was to
avoid possible problems with the Inquisition, which could have looked askance at certain Erasmian elements that appear in the
book. book, and there are those who point to the possible Jewish ancestry of its creator which, likewise, would have restricted his
freedom of expression, thus allowing him to express himself with greater independence.
Title: Appointment in San Roque.
Author: Mario Halley Mora.
Type of novel: Sentimental novel.
Topic: The thoughts and desires of a marginal man.
Among his works, False Witness , The Game of Time , Magdalena Servín , Interrogante
In 2003 he launched his first book, EL ÚLTIMO SUPREMO, with Editorial El Lector.
Some of his works are: THE SINNERS OF THE VATICAN, DEADLY SINS, THE DILEMMAS OF
LUGO, THE FOURTH SHOT among others.
Title: The wound.
Author: Gabriel Casaccia.
Type of novel: Sentimental novel.
Topic: The love of a woman towards her friend's husband.
Author biography: Gabriel Casaccia ( Areguá , Paraguay , April 20 , 1907 - Buenos
Aires , Argentina , November 24 , 1980 ) was a Paraguayan writer .
Son of Benigno Casaccia and Margarita Bibolini, both of Italian nationality. He completed his
secondary studies at the National College of the Capital. Graduated from the Faculty of Law of
the National University of Asunción, he began in journalism - writing in “ El Liberal ” and “ El
Diario ” and in several Asunción magazines - and then turned entirely to narrative.
Works: Novels Mario Pareda (1939) - The Slug (1952) - The Wound (1963) -
The Exiles (1966). - The heirs (1975) - The Huertas (1981), published posthumously.
Stories : The Guajhú (1938) - The Well (1947) - The Life of a Drunkard (1953).
In 2003 he launched his first book, EL ÚLTIMO SUPREMO, with Editorial El Lector.
Some of his works are: THE SINNERS OF THE VATICAN, DEADLY SINS, THE DILEMMAS OF
LUGO, THE FOURTH SHOT among others.
Title: The orchards.
Author: Gabriel Casaccia .
Type of novel: Sentimental novel.
Topic: The love and help that two brothers have when moving to another place.
Author biography: Gabriel Casaccia ( Areguá , Paraguay , April 20 , 1907 - Buenos
Aires , Argentina , November 24 , 1980 ) was a Paraguayan writer .
Son of Benigno Casaccia and Margarita Bibolini, both of Italian nationality. He completed his
secondary studies at the National College of the Capital. Graduated from the Faculty of Law of
the National University of Asunción, he began in journalism - writing in “ El Liberal ” and “ El
Diario ” and in several Asunción magazines - and then turned entirely to narrative.
Works: Novels Mario Pareda (1939) - The Slug (1952) - The Wound (1963) -
The Exiles (1966). - The heirs (1975) - The Huertas (1981), published posthumously.
Stories : The Guajhú (1938) - The Well (1947) - The Life of a Drunkard (1953).
· THE LABYRINTH (novel, 1972. First Prize in the PEN Club of Paraguay
and Paraguayan Book Chamber competition);
Augusto Casola has been a member of the PEN Club of Paraguay since 1973. He
held the positions of Treasurer, General Secretary and President of the Club,
between the years 2001/2007. He is also a founding member of the Paraguayan
Writers Society. He acted as a jury for several literary competitions.
Title: Admiral's Vigil .
Author: Augusto Roa Bastos .
Type of novel: Historical novel.
Theme: The journey of some men across the seas.
He was a student of first letters of the teacher Juan Pedro Escala. I study at the San Carlos
Seminary School. He continued his studies in Law and Philosophy at the University of Buenos
Aires.
Some of his works were: When Carai played hide and seek, Diagonal de sangre, San la muerte,
El santo de guatambu, La isla sin mar, among others.
He died in Asunción on October 14, 1991 after having accomplished an exceptional work in
Paraguayan literature.
Title: Madame Lynch. A queen without a crown .
Author: Nelson Aguilera .
Type of novel: Historical novel.
Topic: The conflicts of a woman's life.
Author biography: Born in Asunción on July 10. He started in
literature at a very early age.
He did it around the brazier and in rounds of sweet mate with the stories
told by his mother on winter nights. Nelson began reciting poems from
the age of six in school. He wrote his first poems at the age of twelve and
his first plays at the age of fourteen.