Alberto Nin Frías


Alberto Nin Frías was a Uruguayan writer, lecturer and journalist. Among other topics, he is noted for his work on homoeroticism.
Nin Frias also served as a diplomat for Uruguay in the United States, Brazil, Chile and Argentina.

Biography

Alberto Nin Frias was born on 9 of November 1878 in Montevideo. His parents were Dr. Alberto Nin, a member of the Supreme Court of Uruguay and diplomat, and his wife Matilde Frías Nin.
As his father was a diplomat, Nin Frias spent most of his childhood abroad. At age eight, his family was living in London. They later moved to Brussels and Bern.
In 1898, Nin Frias returned to Montevideo. He would work there as a writer,  teacher, librarian, and journalist.  
Years later, Nin Frias became a diplomat, serving in Washington D.C, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago de Chile,, and Buenos Aires.
On 27 March 1937, Nin Frias died in poverty in Suardi, Argentina under the protection of the priest Pedro Badanelli.

Literary work

His literary work deals with topics as varied as English literature, the tree, religion, Greece, customs and eroticism. His book "Created Homosexualism" and Alexis or the meaning of the homosexual temperament are his most widespread works.

Selected works

Ensayos de crítica e historia El cristianismo del punto de mira intellectual Estudios religiosos Carta a un amigo escéptico El árbol La novela del renacimiento y otros relatos Sordello Andrea Marcos, amador de la belleza Como me allegué a Cristo Un huerto de manzanos El carácter inglés y la novela Alexis o el significado del temperamento urano. Madrid: MorataHomosexualismo creador. Madrid: MorataEl culto al árbol Tres expressiones del espíritu andaluz
  • ''Alexis o el significado del temperamento homosexual''

Current interest in his work

His life and his literary work, particularly related to homoeroticism, has begun to be the object of study and analysis, being referenced in works such asHistories of Private Life in Uruguay by Hugo Achugar, published in 1998Amor y transgresión by José Pedro Barrán, published in 2001
  • La degeneración del 900 by Carla Giaudrone, published in 2005 Diary of a dying democrat, fictional work by Fernando Loustaunau, published in 2006,
  • A study on his friendship and correspondence with Gabriela Mistral, edited in 2017 by Elizabeth Horan.