
Salvador Garmendia
Writing
Born: 6/11/1928•Died: 5/13/2001
Place of Birth
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Biography
Salvador Garmendia Graterón (11 June 1928, Barquisimeto – 13 May 2001, Caracas) was a notable Venezuelan author, awarded in 1972 with the National Prize for Literature. In 1989 received the Juan Rulfo Prize for Tan desnuda como una piedra.