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Gallegos, Rómulo

Born Aug. 2, 1884, in Caracas; died there Apr. 5, 1969. Venezuelan statesman, political figure, and writer.

Gallegos was a teacher from 1912 to 1930. From 1931 to 1936 he lived abroad, primarily in Spain. Returning to his country in 1936, he was minister of public education and, from 1937 to 1940, a deputy to the Venezuelan congress. In 1941 he became one of the leaders of the Democratic Action Party. In December of 1947 he was elected president of Venezuela at the head of this party. Gallegos’ government, which had raised taxes on the income of foreign oil companies, was overthrown in November 1948 by a coup d’etat organized by monopolies of the USA. From 1948 to 1958, Gallegos once again lived abroad. He returned to his native land in 1958. He is the author of the realistic novels Doña Bárbara (1929; Russian translation, 1959) Cantaclaro (1934; Russian translation, 1966), Canaima (1935; Russian translation, 1959), and Pobre negro (1937; Russian translation, 1964), all of which portrayed the social conflicts of Venezuelan life. Underlying these novels is a distinctive philosophic artistic conception according to which the main force in the development of society is the struggle between barbarism and civilization. The personified image of nature plays a large role in Gallegos’ novels. He was an advocate of nonviolent methods of rebuilding society.

WORKS

Obras completas, vols. 1-2. [Madrid, 1958.]

REFERENCES

Kuteishchikova, V. N. Roman latinskoi Ameriki v XX v. Moscow, 1964.
Dunham, L. R. Gallegos .… Mexico City, 1957.
Damboriena, A. R. Gallegos y la problematica venezolana. Caracas, 1960.
Massiani, F. El hombre y la naturaleza venezolana en Rómulo Gallegos. Caracas, 1964. (Bibliography, pages 221-24.)
Revista nacional de cultura, 1969, no. 188. (A special number dedicated to Gallegos.)

M. S. AL’PEROVICH and V. N. KUTEISHCHIKOVA

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No references found	As his reputation grew, he focused on short fiction and novels, reaching the pinnacle of his career with The Savage Detectives (**** July/Aug 2007), first published in 1998 to immediate critical acclaim and winning the Romulo Gallegos Prize, the Latin American equivalent of Britain's Booker Prize, for best novel. Roberto Bolano: reading Roberto Bolano is a vertiginous experience: ... by Smith, Patrick / Bookmarks They further maintain that, if the democratic forces had not consolidated around the pact, the dictatorial forces of the fight or left would have destroyed the democratic dream that was beginning anew after the abortion of 1948 when a military coup over threw the elected government of Romulo Gallegos and ended a three-year period of democratic role. What is with Venezuela? by Zett, Lori / USA Today (Magazine) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Venezuela's most celebrated author, Romulo Gallegos, was elected President in 1948, he agreed to land reform and cuts in military budgets. A short history of Venezuela by New Internationalist	Romishevskii, Igor Anatolevich Romm, Mikhail Ilich Romme, Charles-Gilbert Rommel Rommel, Erwin Romney Romney Marsh Romney, George Romny Romny Geese Romny-Borshevo Culture Rømø Romodan Romodanovo Romodanovskii, Fedor Romodanovskii, Fedor Iurevich Romodanovskii, Grigorii Romodanovskii, Grigorii Grigorevich Romola Romsdalen Romuald Adamovich Muklevich Romuald Muklevich Romuald Traugutt Romulo Betancourt Rómulo Betancourt Romulo Gallegos Rómulo Gallegos Romulo, Carlos Peña Romulus Romulus and Remus Romulus Augustulus Ronald Aylmer Fisher Ronald Ellwin Evans Ronald George Wreyford Norrish Ronald Ross Ronald Syme Ronaldinho Ronaldo Roncesvalles Roncesvalles, Battle Ronchi test Ronda rondada Rondane National Park Rondeau rondel Rondiris, Dimitrios Rondo Rondo Days Celebration Rondon, Cândido Rondon, Cândido Mariano da Silva	Rompu Rompu Rompun ROMR ROMRA Roms Roms Roms Roms Roms Romsdal Romsdalen Romsey Road Runners ROMT Romuald Adamovich Muklevich Romuald Jonathan Laetitia Romuald Muklevich Romuald Traugutt Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation Romulan Cloaking Device Romulan Imperial Ship Romulan Star Command Romulan Star Empire Romulea Romulo Romulo Bentacourt Romulo Betancourt Rómulo Betancourt Romulo Freire Romulo Gallegos Rómulo Gallegos Romulo, Carlos Peña romulosis Romulus Romulus Romulus (mythology) Romulus and Remus Romulus and Remus Romulus Augustulus Romulus Augustus ROMX Ron Ron Ron Ron and Fez Ron Brown Scholar Program Ron Burton Training Village Ron Collins Aviation Electronics Ron Eydt Village Ron Gorodetzky Ron Hubbard Ron Jeremy Ron Joyce Stadium Ron Little Martial Arts Ron Lummus Racing Ron Pickering Memorial Fund

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As his reputation grew, he focused on short fiction and novels, reaching the pinnacle of his career with The Savage Detectives (**** July/Aug 2007), first published in 1998 to immediate critical acclaim and winning the Romulo Gallegos Prize, the Latin American equivalent of Britain's Booker Prize, for best novel.

Roberto Bolano: reading Roberto Bolano is a vertiginous experience: ... by Smith, Patrick / Bookmarks

They further maintain that, if the democratic forces had not consolidated around the pact, the dictatorial forces of the fight or left would have destroyed the democratic dream that was beginning anew after the abortion of 1948 when a military coup over threw the elected government of Romulo Gallegos and ended a three-year period of democratic role.

What is with Venezuela? by Zett, Lori / USA Today (Magazine)

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Venezuela's most celebrated author, Romulo Gallegos, was elected President in 1948, he agreed to land reform and cuts in military budgets.

A short history of Venezuela by New Internationalist