Amalia Puga de Losada, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Peruvian writer (1866-1963)
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Place of Birth: Cajamarca, Peru
About Amalia Puga de Losada
- Amalia Natividad de las Mercedes Puga y Puga, best known as Amalia Puga de Losada (Cajamarca, September 8, 1866 - Lima, September 20, 1963), was a Peruvian writer, poet, novelist, essayist and storyteller.
- She was included as a member of the "CĂrculo Literario" in 1887 and of the "Ateneo de Lima" in 1891.She married the Colombian writer ElĂas de Losada PlissĂ© in 1893, and they settled in New York City.
- Shortly after, she became a widow (1896).
- She retired back to her hometown where she dedicated herself to her son's education. Among her work is "La Felicidad" (1887); "La literatura en la mujer" (1891); "Ensayos literarios" (1893); "El voto" (1923), short novel; "PoesĂas" (1928); "La madre Espinach, vidente y profetisa" (1933 y 1950); "Tragedia inĂ©dita" (1948); and "El jabĂłn de hiel" (1949), which were stories inspired by traditions and legends of her hometown.
- In 1952 she wrote'Los BarzĂșas" which was a novel.
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