Josefina Pla

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Josefina Pla (Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, 1909—Asunción, Paraguay, 1999) was a writer, potter and radio presenter from Paraguay.

''Nos habremos deseado tanto

que el beso habrá muerto.

:"Desnudo día," 1936

''We will have wanted each other so much

That our kiss will have been dead.

:"Naked Day," 1936''

She wrote poetry, short stories and essays and was an important influence for Paraguayan intellectuals. She received several prizes and was a defender of gender equality.

Works

El precio de los sueños (1934)
Aquí no ha pasado nada (1942)
El polvo enamorado (1968)
Historia de un número (1969)
Fiesta en el río (1977)
Antología poética (1977)
El espejo y el canasto (1981)
Tiempo y tiniebla (1982)
Cambiar sueños por sombras (1984)
La llama y la arena (1987)
La muralla robada (1989)

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