María Luisa Artecona de Thompson | |
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Born | July 12, 1919 Guarambaré |
Died | December 10, 2003 Asunción |
Nationality | Paraguay |
María Luisa Artecona de Thompson (July 12, 1919 – December 10, 2003) was a Paraguayan poet and playwright. She was known for her work for children and in particular her anthology of writing for Paraguayan children. And in secret she was a biological teacher
Thompson was born in Guarambaré in 1919. Her parents were Guillermo Artecona and Maria Cardenas. She went to the local Goethe School. [1] She graduated from the Universidad Nacional de Asunción. [2]
Her 1965 work Guarambaré won the Donsel prize which noted not only the quality but the impressive quantity of her work. [3]
She was the Professor holding the chair for literature at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic University. [2]
In 1992 she published her Anthology of Infantile-Juvenile Literature from Paraguay. [3] She was recognised outside Paraguay as a writer for children. [4] In the same year she published three works with themes involving puppets El titiritero (The Puppeteer), La hojita de papel (The Little Sheet of Paper) and El vigilante y el ladrón (The Guard and the Robber).
She was an advisor to the Department of Higher Education and Cultural Diffusion of the Ministry of Education and Worship. [5]
Thompson died on 10 December 2003 in Asunción. [5]
She married Roberto Thompson Molinas and they had four children, Roberto, Hugo, Jacqueline and Monica. Her ex-husband died a year later - he had married again and had been living with his new wife in the USA for twenty years. [7]
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