What is Nivaria Tejera?
'''Nivaria Tejera''' (30 September 1929 &ndash; 6 January 2016) was a [[Cubans|Cuban]] [[poet]] and [[novelist]]. She was awarded the Seix Barral Biblioteca Breve prize in 1971 for her novel ''Sonámbulo del sol''. Her book, ''The Ravine'' (2007), is based on her early life. Tejera was born in [[Cienfuegos]], [[Cienfuegos Province]]. Her mother was Cuban and her father was [[Spanish people|Spanish]]. She grew up in [[Tenerife]], [[Canary Islands]], Spain. She lived in [[Paris]], [[France]] until her death. Tejera died from [[pancreatic cancer]] on 6 January 2016 in Paris, aged 86.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cafefuerte.com/culturales/27500-fallecio-la-escritora-cubana-nivaria-tejera/|title=Falleció la escritora cubana Nivaria Tejera|work=Café Fuerte|date=6 January 2016|access-date=7 January 2016|archive-date=6 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106224510/http://cafefuerte.com/culturales/27500-fallecio-la-escritora-cubana-nivaria-tejera/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tejera, Nivaria}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Spanish writers]] [[Category:People from the Canary Islands]] [[Category:Spanish poets]] {{Bio-stub}}