NÉSTOR FRANCIA
(Caracas, 1947)
[ español ]
Bachelor of Arts (UCV, 1978). He is currently AAPP Major Advisor for PDVSA.
Published works: Oxiuro Colosal [Colosal Oxiuro] (1978), Crónicas Malvadas [Evil Chronicles] (1990), Las redes rotas [The Broken Networks] (1996), La Biblia de Agua [The Bible of Water] (1997), Antichavismo y estupidez ilustrada [Anti-Chavism and Enlightened Stupidity] (2000), Abril rojo, el rescate de Chávez [Red April: The Rescue of Chavez] (2002), Puente Llaguno: hablan las víctimas [Llaguno Bridge: The Victims Speak] (2002), Qué piensa Chávez [What Chavez is Thinking About] (2003), Santa Inés: Revolución en la Publicidad [Santa Inés: Revolution in the Publicity] (for publication), Democracia económica y conciencia social [Economic Democracy and Social Awareness] (unpublished), Palabras para el Desacuerdo [Words of Discord] (unpublished).
He has won the following recognitions: 1996 Fundarte Poetry Prize, 1997 CONAC Poetry Prize, 1997 Municipal Poetry Prize, 1997 International Biennial ‘Ramos Sucre' Poetry Prize, 2003 National Book Center Prize, for his work Puente Llaguno: hablan las víctimas [Llaguno Bridge: the Victims Speak], a best seller in 2003. |