Mario Benedetti

Mario Orlando Hamlet Hardy Brenno Benedetti Farrugia

["Poet", "Novelist", "Playwright", "Journalist"]

Born Sep 14, 1920

Paso de los Toros, Uruguay

Passed Away May 17, 2009 Montevideo, Uruguay

Lifespan 88 years old

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"Do not give up, please do not give in, even if cold burns and fear bites."

Archival Overview

Uruguayan writer and poet of the Generation of 45, renowned for his poignant novel The Truce and accessible, socially engaged poetry that resonated across the Spanish-speaking world.

Biographical Record

Mario Benedetti (1920–2009) captured the rhythms and vulnerabilities of everyday urban life in Montevideo. His 1960 diary-format novel 'La tregua' ('The Truce') was translated into dozens of languages and adapted into an Oscar-nominated film.

Exiled during the Uruguayan military dictatorship, Benedetti lived in Argentina, Peru, Cuba, and Spain, writing impassioned literature of resistance and exile. Returning to Montevideo upon democracy's restoration, he remained a beloved moral voice throughout Latin America.

Key Life Milestones

1960

Publication of 'The Truce'

Published 'La tregua', his classic psychological novel of middle-class love and existential melancholy.

1999

Queen Sofia Ibero-American Poetry Prize

Awarded Spain's premier poetry prize for his lifelong contribution to Latin American literature.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Central Cemetery of Montevideo
Montevideo, Uruguay

                         GPS: -34.9125, -56.1878                    

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