Armando Soriano Badani

Armando Soriano Badani (1923–2020) was a Bolivian poet, writer, journalist and diplomat. He was born in Cochabamba, and studied at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA). He also pursued higher studies in Paris.^[1]

Armando Soriano Badani
Born	1923 Cochabamba, Bolivia
Died	2020 (aged 96–97)
Alma mater	Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA)
Occupation(s)	Poet, writer, journalist, diplomat

Career

As a journalist, Badani ran the literary supplement of the newspaper Hoy and wrote for a variety of outlets, notably for Última Hora.

As a diplomat, he represented his country at the Organization of American States, and he was also posted to Paris as charge d'affaires. He held a number of important positions within Bolivia as a public servant.

He was a member of the Academia Boliviana de la Lengua from 1978. he was one of the last survivors of the cultural movement Gesta Bárbara founded by Carlos Medinaceli.^[2]

Selected works

• Escondida en mis sueños (novel, 2004)
• Alba rota (poetry, 1969)
• Perfil del atardecer (poetry, 1976)
• Agonía de las viñas (poetry, 1985)
• Perennidad de los ensueños (poetry, 1991)
• La huella transparente (poetry, 1997)
• Rebelión de los anhelos (poetry, 1997)
• Caleidoscopio (poetry, 2000)
• Fuego incesante (poetry, 2002)
• Lumbre de invierno (poetry, 2005)
• El cuento boliviano (anthology, 2 vols, 1964–1969)
• Antología del cuento boliviano (anthology, 1975)
• El Illimani en la literatura (anthology, 1976)
• Poesía boliviana (anthology, 1977)
• Pintores bolivianos contemporáneos (essays, 1994)
• Ensayos sobre cultura boliviana (essays, 2007)
• Rumbo a la fatalidad (stories, 1989)
• Visiones de vida (stories, 1998)
• Unos pasos por el cielo (stories, 2003)

References

1. "Muere Armando Soriano Badani, poeta y escritor boliviano". Correo del Sur (in Spanish). 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
2. Beltrán Chirinos, Yuleisi (2018-10-22). "Importancia de Gesta Bárbara en Bolivia". Correo del Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-01.