Carlos Real de Azúa

Carlos Real de Azúa (March 15, 1916 - July 16, 1977) was a Uruguayan lawyer, professor, sociologist and historian.

Biography

He is remembered as a member of the Generación del 45, a Uruguayan intellectual and literary movement: Carlos Maggi, Manuel Flores Mora, Ángel Rama, Emir Rodríguez Monegal, Idea Vilariño, Carlos Martínez Moreno, Mario Arregui, Mauricio Muller, José Pedro Díaz, Amanda Berenguer, Tola Invernizzi, Mario Benedetti, Ida Vitale, Líber Falco, Juan Cunha, Juan Carlos Onetti, among others.[1]

He also wrote in the influential weekly Uruguayan newspaper Marcha.

His influence on Uruguayan culture can only be compared to Carlos Vaz Ferreira, Carlos Quijano, José Enrique Rodó, and Juan E. Pivel Devoto. Some consider him a modern version of a Renaissance polymath.[2]

Selected works

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