Silva, Clara (1905–1976)

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Silva, Clara (1905–1976)

Uruguayan poet and novelist. Born 1905 in Montevideo, Uruguay; died 1976; m. Zum Felde (critic).

Well known as a poet of La cabellera oscura (1945) and Memoria de nada (1948), did not write her 1st novel, La sobreviviente, until 1951; also wrote Los delirios (1954), Las bodas (1960), Aviso a la población (1964), Habitación testigo (1967), Juicio final (1971), La astúcia mística (1974) and Los juicios del sueño (1975).

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