The Humorous Genius of Jose Santos Gonzalez Vera

In Latin American literature a humorous vein can be traced from earliest colonial times down to the present day, but humorous works of enduring literary merit are relatively few. Not every generation produced a writer of the caliber of FernAndez de Lizardi or Ricardo Palma. Among contemporary writers in Latin America there may be none who can be judged the equal of these masters. However, no objection can possibly be raised to the designation of Jos6 Santos GonzAlez Vera as a humorist of unusual talent. There has been a remarkable unanimity of opinion in the recognition of this talent, and a general approval of the action of the judges who awarded him the Chilean national prize for literature for 1950

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