- Eduardo Bähr
Eduardo Bähr (b. 1940, Tela,
Honduras ) is a Honduran writer, scriptwriter and actor.He was one of the 50 intellectuals awarded by the government of
Chile in 1996 with the Gabriela Mistral Medal (also given to Mexico's Octavio Paz, Spain's Rafael Alberti and Nicaragua's Ernesto Cardenal, among others).For many years he taught Honduran andLatin-American Literature at theNational University of Honduras , where he also directed the University Theater Company.Segments of his novel "El cuento de la guerra" (the war story) have been translated into English, French and German. The book's theme is the armed conflict that opposed Honduras and
El Salvador in 1969.Bähr is a member of "Artistas de la Gente", a collective of five artists of different generations and disciplines that develop critical political art.
He is currently living in
Tegucigalpa , where he runs a non profit editorial service to promote publication among low-income Honduran and Central American artists and students.Bibliography
1969, Fotografía del Peñasco.
1971, El Cuento de la Guerra.
1999. La Flora Maga. en "Línea de Fuga", N°5, enero-marzo, México. y 1997-1998, "La Flora Maga" en "L'ordinaire Latino-américain", N° 176, IPEALT, Toulouse, France.
2002, "Fondo de Reptiles", en "Honduras: Prensa, Poder y Democracia", CEDOH, Tegucigalpa.
2003, "El niño de la montaña de la Flor", Traducido al catalán por la Editorial Vilatana, España.
Popular education brochures : El Cabildo Abierto, Participación y Control Ciudadanos, Transparencia y Corrupción, La Sociedad Civil en Honduras, Democracia y Medios de Comunicación en Honduras, La Reforma Política de los Políticos, La Mentira Política de los Políticos, El pobre mundo de la pobrería.
Anthologies and translations
2006. Antología del Cuento Latinoamericano. Olver Gilberto de León / Rubén Bareiro-Saguier. Grupo La Gotera - Ediciones Espacio, Montevideo, 2006, 268, páginas.
2003, "Los Héroes de la fiebre" en Enríque Jaramillo Levi (comp.) "Pequeñas Resistencias 2. Antología del Cuento Centroamericano Contemporáneo", VV.AA. Editorial: Editorial Páginas de Espuma, Colección Voces, volumen 32, Madrid.
1988, "The Fever Heroes" in Barbara Paschke and David Volpendesta, "Clamor of Innocence: Stories from Central America" (City Lights)
1994, "Tarzan of the Apes, Contemporary short stories from Central America" / edited by Enrique Jaramillo Levi and Leland H. Chambers; translations coordinated by Leland H. Chambers; translated by Lynne Beyer ... [et al.] . University of Texas Press.
1981. Je serais incapable de vous jeter une pierre, in Anthologie de la Nouvelle Hispano-américaine, Olver Gilberto De León / Rubén Bareiro-Saguier, Editions Belfond, Paris, 1981, 284 p. (Portuguese edition in 1983)
Cinéma
*The Scattered Body and The World Upside Down / Utopia, TV, Germany. Directed by Raúl Ruiz. 1975
*No hay tierra sin dueño, Honduras, Director Sami Kafati. 2001
*El viaje de Suyapa, Honduras, Director Katia Lara. 2007External links
* [http://eduardobahr.blogspot.com/ Bähr's]
blog
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