Iván Ulchur
Encyclopedia
Iván Ulchur is a literature
professor at Universidad San Francisco de Quito
. He is a renowned writer and columnist in Ecuador
, where he has lived for 18 years with his family.
He has written five books, two of which are essays on Colombia
n theater, Imágenes de la Violencias and Teatro de Enrique Buenaventura, and one published in 1997 on the work of Gabriel García Marquez
, Del Humor y otros Dominios. His other three books are fictional and vary from short stories, Muerte Profunda más allá de la ilusión, and Magnuscritos, to a recently published novel
, Las No Veladas Vidas de Magnus Shorter (Editorial Norma, Ecuador, 2004).
As a columnist he has written for two Ecuadorian newspapers: El Comercio
and El Hoy.
He obtained his Ph.D.
at University of Texas at Austin in 1987, and worked as a visiting professor in Berea College
, Kentucky
, from 2001 to 2003.
Though he was born in Colombia
, most of his work has been published in Ecuador.
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
professor at Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ is a liberal-arts, non-profit, private university located in Quito, Ecuador. It was the first totally-private self-financed university in Ecuador and the first liberal-arts institution in the Andean region...
. He is a renowned writer and columnist in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, where he has lived for 18 years with his family.
He has written five books, two of which are essays on Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n theater, Imágenes de la Violencias and Teatro de Enrique Buenaventura, and one published in 1997 on the work of Gabriel García Marquez
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. He is considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in...
, Del Humor y otros Dominios. His other three books are fictional and vary from short stories, Muerte Profunda más allá de la ilusión, and Magnuscritos, to a recently published novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
, Las No Veladas Vidas de Magnus Shorter (Editorial Norma, Ecuador, 2004).
As a columnist he has written for two Ecuadorian newspapers: El Comercio
El Comercio (Ecuador)
El Comercio is a daily Ecuadorian newspaper. It covers news from inside and outside the country, although its focus is primarily on the former, especially on Quito, Guayaquil and occasionally Cuenca...
and El Hoy.
He obtained his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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at University of Texas at Austin in 1987, and worked as a visiting professor in Berea College
Berea College
Berea College is a liberal arts work college in Berea, Kentucky , founded in 1855. Current full-time enrollment is 1,514 students...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, from 2001 to 2003.
Though he was born in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, most of his work has been published in Ecuador.