Horacio Hidrovo Velásquez
| Horacio Hidrovo Velásquez | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
May 20, 1902 Santa Ana, Ecuador |
| Died |
April 19, 1962 (aged 59) Portoviejo, Ecuador |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Ecuadorian |
| Spouse | Lila Peñaherrera Encalada |
| Children | Horacio Hidrovo Peñaherrera (1931-2012), Orfilia Velásquez Castro |
Horacio Hidrovo Velásquez (Santa Ana, May 20, 1902 - Portoviejo, April 19, 1962) was an Ecuadorian poet, novelist, and short story writer.
In 1957 he was the President of the House of Ecuadorian Culture, Manabi branch.[1]
He was the father of the Ecuadorian poet Horacio Hidrovo Peñaherrera (1931-2012).
In 1961 the Ecuadorian government honored him with the Educational Merit Award.
His best known novel is Un Hombre y un Río (A Man and A River) (1957).
In 1975 his son Horacio published a collection of his poems under the title "Canción de las Voces Infinitas" (Song of the Infinite Voices), but it was not a complete collection because a great number of Hidrovo Velásquez's poems were printed in numerous magazines that are difficult to find today.[2]
Works
- “Libro Prematuro” (1920)
- “Cause"
- “Jinetes en la Noche” (1948)
- “Dimensión del Dolor” (1951)
- “Pecado de Agua Clara”
- “Un Hombre y un Río” (1957)
- "La mujer que nació así" (1927)