Félix Lizaso
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Félix Lizaso | |
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| Born | June 23, 1891 Pipián, La Habana Province, Cuba |
| Died | January 9, 1966 (aged 74) |
Félix Lizaso (June 23, 1891 – January 9, 1966) was a Cuban writer, literary critic, and scholar known for his extensive work on the life and writings of José Martí.[1] He played a significant role in Cuban intellectual and cultural movements throughout the early and mid-20th century, contributing to both literary criticism and national political discourse.[2] He was present at the Protest of the Thirteen, the first protest of the intellectual movement in Cuba since it had gained independence, was a signatory to the "Manifesto of the Group of Thirteen," and was later a member of the Minorista Group.[3] Over the course of his career, he produced over three hundred literary works on the life and works of José Martí.[2]
Among the magazines that he contributed were; Cuba Contemporánea, Revista de La Habana, Revista Bimestre Cubana, Carteles, Bohemia, Revista de la Biblioteca Nacional, Diario de Cuba, El Mundo, Proa, La vida Literaria, La Prensa, Repertorio Americano, Mercurio Peruano, La Gaceta Literaria, El Libro y el Pueblo, Revista Iberoamericana, Símbolo, América, and La Prensa.[4]
Lizaso was born in Pipián, La Habana Province, Cuba.[5] Lizaso did his first studies in the town of Madruga.[4] In 1898, he moved to Havana with his family and there he graduated from the Institute of Secondary Education, while working in private offices from the age of fifteen.[4]
His collaboration with the press dates back to 1912, when he was 21 years old and published his first work in the newspaper El Andaluz. By 1919 he was already a regular collaborator of El Fígaro, an important newspaper of the time.[4]