Emilio J. Pasarell

Emilio J. Pasarell was a Puerto Rican short story writer, novelist, essayist and historian.

Origin

Pasarell was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1891, the son of Manuel Pasarell-Mila de la Rosa.

Works

Some of Pasarell's writings include:Notes of the Inauguration of the San Juan Municipal Theater - A careful documentation of the history of Teatro Tapia Ripples on the Surface of Great Themes. Orígenes y desarrollo de la afición teatral en Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editorial del Departmento de Instruccion Publica de Puerto Rico. 1970. 465 pages plus 78 laminated pages at the end of the text. - A detailed description of the life of Antonio Paoli.Esculcando el Siglo XIX en Puerto Rico. Barcelona, Spain: Editorial Rumbos. 1967. 132 pages. Conjunto Literario. Barcelona, Spain: Editorial Rumbos. 1963. 168 pages. De la Pluma al Papel. Barcelona, Spain: Editorial Rumbos. 1967. 282 pages.Ensayos y Articulos. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editorial Cordillera. 1968. 217 pages.

Legacy

Emilio Pasarell is recognized, along with a handful of other Ponce historians, at Ponce's Park of Illustrious Ponce Citizens.