Armando Soriano Badani

Armando Soriano Badani (1923–2020) was a Bolivian poet, writer, journalist and diplomat. He was born in Cochabamba, and studied at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA). He also pursued higher studies in Paris.

Career
As a journalist, Badani ran the literary supplement of the newspaper Hoy and wrote for a variety of outlets, notably for Última Hora.

As a diplomat, he represented his country at the Organization of American States, and he was also posted to Paris as charge d'affaires. He held a number of important positions within Bolivia as a public servant.

He was a member of the Academia Boliviana de la Lengua from 1978. he was one of the last survivors of the cultural movement Gesta Bárbara founded by Carlos Medinaceli.

Selected works

 * Escondida en mis sueños (novel, 2004)
 * Alba rota (poetry, 1969)
 * Perfil del atardecer (poetry, 1976)
 * Agonía de las viñas (poetry, 1985)
 * Perennidad de los ensueños (poetry, 1991)
 * La huella transparente (poetry, 1997)
 * Rebelión de los anhelos (poetry, 1997)
 * Caleidoscopio (poetry, 2000)
 * Fuego incesante (poetry, 2002)
 * Lumbre de invierno (poetry, 2005)
 * El cuento boliviano (anthology, 2 vols, 1964–1969)
 * Antología del cuento boliviano (anthology, 1975)
 * El Illimani en la literatura (anthology, 1976)
 * Poesía boliviana (anthology, 1977)
 * Pintores bolivianos contemporáneos (essays, 1994)
 * Ensayos sobre cultura boliviana (essays, 2007)
 * Rumbo a la fatalidad (stories, 1989)
 * Visiones de vida (stories, 1998)
 * Unos pasos por el cielo (stories, 2003)