Happy! - Aug 2 (Rómulo Gallegos)

Subject: Happy! - Aug 2 (Rómulo Gallegos)
From: Abby Sale
Date: 02 Aug 05 - 09:58 AM


Happy Birthday!

Venezuela president (1948)

& folklore novelist,

Rómulo Gallegos

born 8/2/1884
(d4/4/1969)

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Subject: RE: Happy! - Aug 2 (Rómulo Gallegos)
From: CapriUni
Date: 02 Aug 05 - 04:11 PM

President and novelist?

If there are no songs about him, there should be... Song challenge time?

Subject: RE: Happy! - Aug 2 (Rómulo Gallegos)
From: Abby Sale
Date: 02 Aug 05 - 05:27 PM

It's a surprise how often countries pick educated, even artistic leaders. Especially South America.

Subject: RE: Happy! - Aug 2 (Rómulo Gallegos)
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 02 Aug 05 - 06:42 PM

Best known for his novel, Doña Bábara, about the Venezuelan plains, and civilizing influences there. The English translation was published in NY in 1931, and is available from used book dealers with Abebooks, etc.

Subject: RE: Happy! - Aug 2 (Rómulo Gallegos)
From: CapriUni
Date: 02 Aug 05 - 10:02 PM

It's a surprise how often countries pick educated, even artistic leaders.

(mutters under her breath): Only if you think of American politics as the standard.

It's one of the things that gives me faith in humanity -- occasionally, we recognise intelligence and quality.

Subject: RE: Happy! - Aug 2 (Rómulo Gallegos)
From: GUEST,mack/misophist
Date: 03 Aug 05 - 10:44 AM

In a smaller area the voters may actually know something about a candidate; in a place like the US the spin doctors and ad men rule. In other words, most of the time the election goes to the highest bidder.

Subject: RE: Happy! - Aug 2 (Rómulo Gallegos)
From: Paul Burke
Date: 03 Aug 05 - 11:04 AM

Walpole, Disraeli, Churchill?

John Prescott. I resign.