Book Day: these are the writers who are commemorated on April 23

Book Day is one of the dates that promotes literary culture in the country. Behind the creation of this day is the recognition of great writers of the world, among them the renowned Peruvian literary, Inca Garcilazo de la Vega, stands out. Find out what other writers are commemorated on this date.

LEGENDS OF BOOK DAY

As we mentioned above, choosing April 23 had reasons that lie in the death and birth of great and outstanding writers worldwide and then we will know a little more about them and the most outstanding works of each one.

MIGUEL DE CERVANTES (1547 - 1616)

He was born on September 29, 1547. This novelist, playwright, poet and also a Spanish soldier, published his first two poems in 1569, as part of a book that talked about the illness and death of Queen Isabel de Valois. His death occurred on April 22; however, he was buried the next day, that is, on the 23rd of the same month.

His works are recognized worldwide and one of them is considered the first modern novel in literature. universal. And below we will tell you what are the books that you can't stop reading by this great author.

Works you should read: The ingenious hidalgo don Quixote of la Mancha, The colloquium of dogs, Comedies and hors d'oeuvres, Exemplary novels and Journeys of the Parnassus.

INCA GARCILASO DE LA VEGA (1563 - 1616)

His real name was Gómez Suárez de Figueroa and he was born on April 12, 1539. Son of Captain Sebastián Garcilaso de la Vega (Spanish) and the ñusta Isabel Chimpu Ocllo (Peruvian), a woman of royal blood, belonging to the Inca kingdom and also granddaughter of Inca Tupac Yupanqui and niece of Huayna Capac.

When he reached adulthood, he decided to change his name to Inca Garcilaso de la Vega in order to pay homage to his maternal lineage and ancestors. With the death of his father, he decided to fulfill his father's last wish, which was to go to Spain.

This writer and historian of Peruvian Hispanic descent stands out for being the “first biological and spiritual mestizo in America”, since he carried two cultural heritages and managed to reconcile them at that time. He died in Cordoba, Spain, on April 23 and his body is buried in the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba.

Works you should read: Dialogues of Love, Florida del Inca, Real Commentaries of the Incas and General History of Peru.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564 - 1616)

This outstanding English playwright, poet and actor was born on 26 April 1564 in the United Kingdom. Little is known about his childhood and adolescence, however, there is no doubt about the steps he took as an adult, where he marked a milestone in universal literature. His writings have passed through various eras and remain valid until today. His creation is not left in the book, but has reached the stage.

His prose touches on themes such as impossible love, betrayal, power and danger of it. He also moves comedy to books.

Works you should read: Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Much Noise and Little Nuts, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Two Hidalgos of Verona and The Merchant of Venice.

FACT: These three writers have a coincidence with respect to April 23. It turns out that the death of Shakespeare, Garcilaso de la Vega and Cervantes Saavedra, occurred that same day and in the same year.

OTHER WELL-KNOWN WRITERS

According to UNESCO, this date commemorates the birth and death of renowned writers and among them we have the following:

Born on or around April 23: Vladimir Nabokov, Maurice Druon, Halldór Laxness and Manuel Mejia Vallejo.

Deceased on 23 April: Josep Pla and William Wordsworth.

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