Fernando Soto Aparicio
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Died2 May 2016 (aged 82)
Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
NationalityColombian
GenreNovels, books of poems, short stories, children's literature, essays, plays and scripts for film and television
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| Born | 1 October 1933 Socha, Boyacá, Colombia |
| Died | 2 May 2016 (aged 82) Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Genre | Novels, books of poems, short stories, children's literature, essays, plays and scripts for film and television |
| Notable works | "The rebellion of the rats", "while rains", "journey to the past", "Word of fire", "road walking", "demonia", "jasmine naked", "words to a girl", "The color of the wind" |
| Notable awards | Selecciones Lengua Española Prize, Casa de las Américas Prize, City of Murcia Prize |
Fernando Soto Aparicio (October 1, 1933 – May 2, 2016) was a Colombian poet, storyteller, playwright, novelist, librettist, and screenwriter. He was born in Socha, in the Department of Boyacá. Fernando Soto Aparicio spent his childhood in Santa Rosa de Viterbo. He is remembered for the novel The rebellion of the rats.[1] After several decades as a professor at various universities in the country, in 1961 he was exalted with the prize Selecciones Lengua Española, in 1970 he received the Casa de las Américas Prize, and a year later, the prize City of Murcia. In total, he wrote about 70 literary works, among them novels, poems, books of short stories, as well as theatre plays.[2]
