Magali García Ramis was born in 1946 in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico and spent her childhood there with her mother, father and brothers, near her mother's family, with close relations with uncles, cousins and her maternal grandmother.
Her father was a civilian worker in Fort Buchanan; her mother worked in her sister's laboratory for a while and later stayed home with her children. Her eldest aunt, María Luisa Ramis, was the first woman in Puerto Rico to open a laboratory and all her aunts worked there. As a teenager, her family moved to the upscale Miramar section and she and her elder brother had to change schools. She enrolled at the Academia del Perpetuo Socorro (Academy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help), where she graduated from high school.
In 1964 she enrolled at the University of Puerto Rico where she majored in history. After graduating, she worked for the newspaper El Mundo. In 1968 she received a scholarship and moved to New York City to study journalism at Columbia University.[2] It is in New York that she writes her first story, "Todos los domingos" ("Every Sunday").
With this story she won first prize in the literary contest of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño (Puerto Rican Athenaeum). She returned to Puerto Rico in 1971[2] and started to work for the newspaper El Imparcial. She worked for the newspaper until 1972. She also worked for a literary magazine called Avance[2] until 1973. During this period she continued to write short stories.
García Ramis sent a book composed of 4 short stories to a contest sponsored by the Casa de las Américas in Cuba. She received an honorary mention for one of the stories "La viuda de Chencho el Loco" ("The Widow of Chencho, the Mad Man") which was published in 1974. That same year she moved to Mexico. She returned to Puerto Rico in 1977 and published another book of short stories called La familia de todos nosotros. She started to work for the School of Communications at the University of Puerto Rico. She routinely collaborated in several Puerto Rican newspapers.[2]
She finished her famous semi-autographical novel Felices días, tío Sergio (Happy Days, Uncle Sergio) in 1985; it was published in 1986.[3] In 1988, she received a Guggenheim Fellowship for her second novel, Las horas del Sur (The Hours of the South). In 1993, García Ramis published La ciudad que me habita (The City that Inhabits Me), a collection of journalistic essays that she wrote over the years, while she worked for El Mundo, El Imparcial, Avance, Claridad and La Hora.[4]
Strongly linked to her homeland, her short stories (which she prefers were novels) are about family relations, Puerto Rican identity and the female condition,[4] and has to be linked to other leading authors of the 70s generation, such as Rosario Ferré and Olga Nolla. In 2009 she entered the Puerto Rican Academy of the Spanish Language. She currently works in literary and historical projects and studies doctoral studies in history at the Center for Advanced Studies of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
Themes and influencesedit
García Ramis's stories are depictions of Puerto Rican culture, family and politics. She writes about interactions within a family, Puerto Rican identity and women's identity.[5]
In her best known [citation needed] work of fiction, Happy Days, Uncle Sergio, she explores the relationship between a young Puerto Rican tomboy and her uncle, who is rumored to be a homosexual.[6][7]
^"Estudiantes que se manifiestan en el portón principal no entrarán si la policía no se retira - Ve fotos y vídeos". Primera Hora. December 8, 2010.
^ abcdef"People | Magali García Ramis | The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University". heymancenter.org.
^Rivas Nina, Myrna. "Magali García Ramis: La ciudad como espacio ideal" 2007-01-27 at the Wayback Machine, ciudadseva.com, October 9, 2001; accessed January 15, 2010. (in Spanish)
^ abEsteves, Carmen C. (1994). "Literature/Journalism: The Frontier: An Interview with Magali García Ramis". Callaloo. 17 (3): 862–869. doi:10.2307/2931869. JSTOR 2931869.
^"Biografia de Magali García Ramis". www.biografiasyvidas.com.
^La Fountain-Stokes, Lawrence. "Tomboy Tantrums and Queer Infatuations: Reading Lesbianism in Magali García Ramis’s Felices días, tío Sergio." Lourdes Torres and Inmaculada Pertusa-Seva, eds. Tortilleras: Hispanic and U.S. Latina Lesbian Expression. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2003, pp. 47-67; ISBN1-59213-007-0
^Fountain-Stokes, Lawrence La. "Tomboy Tantrums and Queer Infatuations: Reading Lesbianism in Magali García Ramis's Felices días, tío Sergio". Tortilleras: Hispanic and U.S. Latina Lesbian Expression – via www.academia.edu.
External linksedit
Interview with Magali García Ramis
January 01, 1970
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Magali Garcia Ramis news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Magali Garcia Ramis born 1946 Santurce Puerto Rico is a Puerto Rican writer 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 Education and literary contributions 3 Themes and influences 4 Literary works 4 1 Novels 4 2 Essays 4 3 Short stories 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBiography editMagali Garcia Ramis was born in 1946 in Santurce San Juan Puerto Rico and spent her childhood there with her mother father and brothers near her mother s family with close relations with uncles cousins and her maternal grandmother Her father was a civilian worker in Fort Buchanan her mother worked in her sister s laboratory for a while and later stayed home with her children Her eldest aunt Maria Luisa Ramis was the first woman in Puerto Rico to open a laboratory and all her aunts worked there As a teenager her family moved to the upscale Miramar section and she and her elder brother had to change schools She enrolled at the Academia del Perpetuo Socorro Academy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help where she graduated from high school Education and literary contributions editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Magali Garcia Ramis news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message In 1964 she enrolled at the University of Puerto Rico where she majored in history After graduating she worked for the newspaper El Mundo In 1968 she received a scholarship and moved to New York City to study journalism at Columbia University 2 It is in New York that she writes her first story Todos los domingos Every Sunday With this story she won first prize in the literary contest of the Ateneo Puertorriqueno Puerto Rican Athenaeum She returned to Puerto Rico in 1971 2 and started to work for the newspaper El Imparcial She worked for the newspaper until 1972 She also worked for a literary magazine called Avance 2 until 1973 During this period she continued to write short stories Garcia Ramis sent a book composed of 4 short stories to a contest sponsored by the Casa de las Americas in Cuba She received an honorary mention for one of the stories La viuda de Chencho el Loco The Widow of Chencho the Mad Man which was published in 1974 That same year she moved to Mexico She returned to Puerto Rico in 1977 and published another book of short stories called La familia de todos nosotros She started to work for the School of Communications at the University of Puerto Rico She routinely collaborated in several Puerto Rican newspapers 2 She finished her famous semi autographical novel Felices dias tio Sergio Happy Days Uncle Sergio in 1985 it was published in 1986 3 In 1988 she received a Guggenheim Fellowship for her second novel Las horas del Sur The Hours of the South In 1993 Garcia Ramis published La ciudad que me habita The City that Inhabits Me a collection of journalistic essays that she wrote over the years while she worked for El Mundo El Imparcial Avance Claridad and La Hora 4 Strongly linked to her homeland her short stories which she prefers were novels are about family relations Puerto Rican identity and the female condition 4 and has to be linked to other leading authors of the 70s generation such as Rosario Ferre and Olga Nolla In 2009 she entered the Puerto Rican Academy of the Spanish Language She currently works in literary and historical projects and studies doctoral studies in history at the Center for Advanced Studies of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Themes and influences editGarcia Ramis s stories are depictions of Puerto Rican culture family and politics She writes about interactions within a family Puerto Rican identity and women s identity 5 In her best known citation needed work of fiction Happy Days Uncle Sergio she explores the relationship between a young Puerto Rican tomboy and her uncle who is rumored to be a homosexual 6 7 Literary works editNovels edit Felices dias tio Sergio Las horas del sur Essays edit La ciudad que me habita 2 La R de mi padre y otras letras familiares Los cerebros que se van y el corazon que se queda Hostos broder esto esta dificil El Chango como pajaro nacional Short stories edit La familia de todos nosotros Las noches del riel de oro 2 Una semana de siete dias En la cabana del tiempo escondidoSee also edit nbsp Puerto Rico portal nbsp Biography portal nbsp Literature portal List of Puerto Rican writers List of Puerto Ricans Puerto Rican literatureReferences edit Estudiantes que se manifiestan en el porton principal no entraran si la policia no se retira Ve fotos y videos Primera Hora December 8 2010 a b c d e f People Magali Garcia Ramis The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University heymancenter org Rivas Nina Myrna Magali Garcia Ramis La ciudad como espacio ideal Archived 2007 01 27 at the Wayback Machine ciudadseva com October 9 2001 accessed January 15 2010 in Spanish a b Esteves Carmen C 1994 Literature Journalism The Frontier An Interview with Magali Garcia Ramis Callaloo 17 3 862 869 doi 10 2307 2931869 JSTOR 2931869 Biografia de Magali Garcia Ramis www biografiasyvidas com La Fountain Stokes Lawrence Tomboy Tantrums and Queer Infatuations Reading Lesbianism in Magali Garcia Ramis s Felices dias tio Sergio Lourdes Torres and Inmaculada Pertusa Seva eds Tortilleras Hispanic and U S Latina Lesbian Expression Philadelphia Temple University Press 2003 pp 47 67 ISBN 1 59213 007 0 Fountain Stokes Lawrence La Tomboy Tantrums and Queer Infatuations Reading Lesbianism in Magali Garcia Ramis s Felices dias tio Sergio Tortilleras Hispanic and U S Latina Lesbian Expression via www academia edu External links editInterview with Magali Garcia Ramis Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Magali Garcia Ramis amp oldid 1158261759, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
