Oliverio Girondo

Oliverio Girondo ( born August 17, 1891 in Buenos Aires, † January 24, 1967 ) was an Argentine journalist and writer.

Girondo came from a very wealthy family. Already in his childhood, he was with his parents on trips, such as he visited Paris 1900 World Expo. Throughout his life he spoke of this stay in Paris because he wanted to be there encountered during a walk Oscar Wilde.

In Paris Girondo visited his parents' wishes, the Lycée Louis -le- Grand and later moved to the Epsom School in London. His subsequent thereto have studying law, he graduated from the Universidad de Buenos Aires and during his semester break, he traveled throughout Central Europe.

In 1922, he was able to successfully debut in Paris as a writer; his first film, a poetry anthology, but he was still overshadowed by Guillaume Apollinaire. In Argentina, he wrote regularly for various newspapers and magazines, such as " Proa ", " prism " and " Martín Fierro ". In the first edition of the latter be known Surrealist Manifesto was read. About this work he came to Grupo Florida, where he met during a festival ( 40th birthday ) at Ricardo Güiraldes among others the writer Norah Lange know.

He moved in with her ​​and after 20 years of living together, the two were married in 1943 in Buenos Aires. The Surrealist Enrique Molina designated this pair - but especially the work of the same - as " Noraliverio " Néstor Ibarra saw in Nora Long the muse of Ultraísmo and Girondo the creator of this muse.

By 1950 Girondo also tried as a painter. Even with his pictures he saw himself connected to Surrealism, but could obtain no success here. During his lifetime, he could not sell a single image or only exhibit.

1964 Girondo was involved in a traffic accident, he was hit as a pedestrian by a car. In 1967, he died from the after-effects of the accident and found his last resting place in the Recoleta Cemetery in his hometown. The writer Enrique Molina sought to the continued existence of Girondos work and therefore also ended the still unfinished manuscripts.

Works (selection)

  • Calcomanias. Renacimiente, Sevilla 2007, ISBN 978-84-8472-339-4.
  • Viente poemas para ser leídos en el Travia. Barthelemy, Paris 1922.
  • Obra completa. Galaxia Good Mountain, Madrid 1999.
  • Obras completas. Editorial Losada, Buenos Aires 1968.
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