Salvador Garmendia Graterón (11 June 1928, Barquisimeto – 13 May 2001, Caracas) was a notable Venezuelan author, awarded in 1972 with the National Prize for Literature. In 1989 received the Juan Rulfo Prize for Tan desnuda como una piedra.

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Salvador Garmendia
Born	Salvador Garmendia Graterón (1928-06-11)11 June 1928 Barquisimeto, Lara state, Venezuela
Died	13 May 2001(2001-05-13) (aged 72) Caracas
Occupation	novelist, writer
Nationality	Venezuelan
Notable works	Los Pequeños Seres
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• Venezuela
• Venezuelan literature

• (in Spanish) Salvador Garmendia biography
• (in Spanish) Perfiles: Salvador Garmendia – Lo afirmativo venezolano

• Salvador Garmendia, "A Country, A Decade", Encuentros No. 28, Sep 1998. Inter-American Development Bank Cultural Center