1. José Asunción
Silva
November 27, 1865–
May 23, 1896

2. LIFE
Born into a cultured Bogotá family,
Silva had a carefree life. When he
was hardly ten, he wrote his first
poems. In 1882 he traveled to
England, Switzerland, and France,
and there, he met with other
romantic writers.

3. His trip
LIFE
into Europe influenced his
style. The death of his father and the
financial struggles of his family , Silva
was forced to return to Colombia.

4. LIFE
In 1892, his beloved sister Elvira
died. In 1895, Silva's only major
work of prose was lost in a
shipwreck. Under the weight of
these two events.

5. LIFE
Besides, his family's enormous
debts, Silva collapsed and he
committed suicide .

6. DEATH
On May 24, 1896, a house maid
found Silva dead in his bed; he
had shot himself in the night
before. Prior to his death, he
asked his doctor to mark the
exact location of his heart.
The house where he lived, is

7. WORKS
The poem "Nocturno"
(Nocturnal) was his most
famous work, 1908.

8. WORKS THE HOME NIGHTS
I love happiness of the simple home
I desire its placid tenderness
I want that it rest on my knees
the little blonde head of some
child
Jose A. Silva

9. WORKS
1925 All of his
literary works
have been
published
after his death

10. IN HONOR OF SILVA
On the centenary of his
death