Claribel Alegría, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Claribel Alegría

Nicaraguan writer

Date of Birth: 12-May-1924

Place of Birth: Estelí, Estelí Department, Nicaragua

Date of Death: 25-Jan-2018

Profession: writer, poet, translator, journalist, children's writer, novelist, essayist, linguist

Nationality: El Salvador, Nicaragua

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Clara Isabel Alegría Vides (May 12, 1924 – January 25, 2018), also known by her pseudonym Claribel Alegría, was a Nicaraguan-Salvadoran poet, essayist, novelist, and journalist who was a major voice in the literature of contemporary Central America.
She was awarded the 2006 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.