Emir Rodr%C3%ADguez Monegal

Emir Rodrguez Monegal , born in Uruguay, was a scholar, literary critic, and editor of Latin American literature. From 1969 to 1985, Rodrguez Monegal was professor of Latin American contemporary literature at Yale University. He is usually called by his second surname Emir R. Monegal or Monegal, or erroneously Emir Monegal.

In 1921, Emir Rodrguez Monegal was born onJuly in Melo, Cerro Largo Department, Uruguay. He had the doublebarrelled name Rodrguez Monegal but was often referred to as R. Monegal or Monegal only, a Spanish naming custom when the first surname is extremely common.

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