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Claribel Alegría (née Clara Isabel Alegría Vides)
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Memorial Page for Claribel Alegría (née Clara Isabel Alegría Vides)

May 12, 1924 – Jan 25, 2018(93 years)Died in:Managua, Managua Department

Nicaraguan writer

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Emoria lights a memorial candle for Claribel Alegría's birthday.

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May 12th, 2026

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Biography

Occupation(9)

poetjournalistwriterlinguisttranslatornovelistessayistchildren's writerprose writer

Awards(6)

Neustadt International Prize for LiteratureReina Sofía AwardCasa de las Américas PrizeOrden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela MistralCommander of the Order of the Star of Italian SolidarityChevalier des Arts et des Lettres

Spouse(1)

Darwin J. Flakoll

Education(1)

George Washington University

Claribel Alegría Vides (* May 12, 1924 in Estelí; † January 25, 2018 in Managua) was a nicaraguan writer. She was 93 years old. She was married to Darwin J. Flakoll. She had 4 children. She studied at George Washington University. She received 6 awards, including Neustadt International Prize for Literature, Reina Sofía Award.

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Born in Estelí, Nicaragua

1924

Casa de las Américas Prize

1978

Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

2004

Neustadt International Prize for Literature

2006

Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral

2010

Commander of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity

2010

Reina Sofía Award

2017

Died in Managua, Managua Department

2018

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Claribel Alegría (née Clara Isabel Alegría Vides). Forever remembered.