Victoria Ocampo

Born: 7 April 1890, Argentina
Died: 27 January 1979
Country most active: Argentina
Also known as: Ramona Victoria Epifanía Rufina Ocampo, Victoria Ocampo de Estrada

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Victoria Ocampo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1890. She published close to twenty books, mostly collected essays, including Testimonios (Testimonies) (1935-1977), which is a ten volume series that is in equal parts political commentary, literary criticism and autobiography. She is best-known for founding the prestigious literary magazine Sur (South) (1931) and a publishing company by the same name (1933). Editorial Sur was the first to publish a number of Argentine writers, including Jorge Luis Borges. In its forty five year run, the journal introduced readers to new Latin American, North American and European authors. She translated many works herself, including some by William Faulkner, D.H. Lawrence, and Albert Camus. She was an avid supporter of women’s rights and co-founded the Argentine Women’s Union. Ocampo was awarded the Argentine Society of Writers’ Honorable Grand prize, the Alberti and Sarmiento prize and was inducted into the Argentine Academy of Letters. She died in 1979 in Buenos Aires.

Victoria Ocampo nació en Buenos Aires, Argentina en 1890. Es autora de casi veinte libros, entre ellos, las coleccion de ensayos, Testimonios (1935-1977), la cual consiste en diez volúmenes de crítica política y literaria. Es mayormente conocida por ser la fundadora de la prestigiosa revista literaria Sur (1931) y de una editorial bajo el mismo nombre (1933). La Editorial Sur fue la primera editorial en publicar escritores argentinos como Jorge Luis Borges. En su trayectoria de 45 años, la revista introdujo a sus lectores a nuevos escritores latinoamericanos, norteamericanos y europeos. Ocampo tradujo un gran número de textos entre ellos de las obras de William Faulkner, D.H. Lawrence y Albert Camus. Fue una ferviente defensora de los derechos de la mujer y cofundadora de la Unión de Mujeres Argentinas. Ocampo fue galardonada con el Gran Premio de Honor de la Sociedad Argentina de Escritores, el Premio Alberti y Sarmiento y fue nombrada miembro de la Academia Argentina de Letras. Murió en 1979 en Buenos Aires.

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