Contemporary Chilean writers

Metonymy in the poetry of Gabriela Mistral.

Metonymy in the poetry of Gabriela Mistral.

Many contemporary Chilean writers have left an invaluable mark on world literature. In the last two centuries, this Latin American country has seen the birth of great authors, highly recognized internationally. Several of them have won important awards, such as the Nobel Prize, which Gabriela Mistral and Pablo Neruda had the honor of receiving.

Through the different literary genres, These authors have managed to captivate millions of readers around the world. Works like: Wild detectives (Roberto bolaño) and Twenty love poems and a desperate song (Pablo Neruda) they are just part of the repertoire of the enormous legacy. Next, part of what are considered the Chilean writers with the greatest global impact will be shown.

Gabriela Mistral

Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga was born on April 7, 1889 in the city of Vicuña (Elqui province, Chile). He came from a humble family, with Spanish and Basque ancestry. His childhood was spent in various locations in the Elqui province, although it was Montegrande that he considered his hometown.

Despite not having professional studies, since 1904 he worked as a teacher, first at the Escuela de la Compañía Baja, then at La Cantera and Los Cerritos.. In 1910 his knowledge and experiences were validated by the Normal School No. 1 of Santiago, where she received the title of State Professor.

Parallel to his teaching jobs, he wrote for the newspapers The Coquimbo and in The Voice of Elqui of Vicuña. From the year 1908 he adopted the pseudonym Gabriela Mistral, used for the first time in the poem "The Past". His first significant recognition came with Sonnets of death, with which the Chilean writer received the prize of the Floral Games (1914).

In its trajectory, Mistral created hundreds of poems, embodied in various compilations. These include: Bleakness (1922) Tala (1938) and The station (1954) Likewise, the writer was distinguished with important laurels, such as: the Nobel Prize for Literature (1945) and the National Prize for Literature of Chile (1951). Mistral died in New York of pancreatic cancer on January 10, 1957.

Pablo Neruda

Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto came to this world on July 12, 1904. His hometown was Parral, in the Maule region, Chile. He was the son of José del Carmen Reyes Morales and Rosa Neftalí Basoalto Opazo. His mother died of tuberculosis a month after giving birth to the poet. Pablo Neruda —As he would later call himself— He lived in Temuco from his childhood until his adolescence. In that city he made his first studies, and this, later, was the inspiration for many of his poetic works.

Your first article, Enthusiasm and perseverance (1917), was published in the newspaper The Morning of Temuco. Two years later, he met the poet Gabriela Mistral, who introduced him to reading and encouraged him to nourish himself with works by renowned Russian writers. Since 1921 he signed his works as Pablo Neruda, although it was not until 1946 when this is declared as his legal name.

In 1924 he published the collection of poems that launched him to fame: Twenty love poems and a desperate song. From there, He presented more than 40 works while he was alive and had 20 posthumous works. In his career, Neruda was awarded several times, among them the following stand out: the Chilean National Prize for Literature (1945), the Lenin Peace Prize (1966) and the Nobel Prize for Literature (1971).

Quote by Pablo Neruda.

Quote by Pablo Neruda.

Neruda was married three times. His only daughter was born from his first marriage, Malva Marina Trinidad, who died at just 8 years of age due to hydrocephalus. The last days of Pablo Neruda's life were spent in Santiago, where he died on September 23, 1973. from advanced prostate cancer.

Roberto bolaño

Roberto Bolaño was born on April 28, 1953 in Santiago de Chile. His childhood passed between Valparaíso, Viña del Mar and the town of Los Ángeles, where he completed his primary studies. At 15 he moved with his family to Mexico. In the Aztec country he continued with his secondary studies, which he left a year later in order to dedicate himself exclusively to reading and writing.

In Mexico City, Bolaño met the poet Mario Santiago and other young writers. The group shared several literary interests, so little by little they became very close. From this friendship was born the poetic movement of infrarealism, founded in 1975. A year later, Roberto published the work Reinvent love. This collection of poems was the first of six that he presented throughout his career, plus two posthumous editions. His books include: Romantic dogs (1993) Cuban Tres Guitar (2000) and The Unknown University (2007)

His first book, Advice from a Morrison disciple to a Joyce fan (1984), was awarded the Literary Field award. However, and despite his long career, the work that catapulted this writer to fame was his sixth publication: Wild detectives (1998). This novel made him the winner of the Herralde de Novela prize (1998)first Chilean to receive itand the Rómulo Gallegos Award (1999).

Roberto Bolaño died at the age of 50 in Barcelona (Spain), on July 15, 2003, after suffering from liver pain for a long time. The Chilean writer left many unfinished books, which were published years after his death. A masterpiece came out of that compilation, the novel 2666 (2004), with which he won important awards such as: Salambó, Ciudad de Barcelona and Altazor.

Alexandra Costa Magna

Alejandra Costamagna Crivell came to the world on March 23, 1970, in Santiago de Chile. Since she was little, she liked to write, but it was not until her adolescence that she took the job more seriously. His teacher Guillermo Gómez had a lot to do with this passion. At that stage of his life he began to read Mistral, Neruda, Shakespeare and Nicanor Parra; all have been of great influence to her.

Costamagna studied journalism at the Diego Portales University. Some time later, he completed a master's degree in literature on this same campus. Throughout her career, she has dedicated herself to teaching literary workshops, and has also worked as an editor, theater commentator and chronicler for several national magazines.

As a writer, she presented her first work in 1996, Quietly, which obtained very good comments and won the Gabriela Mistral Literary Games award (1996). Costamagna has presented successful novels, such as: Bad nights (2000) Last fires (2005), y Domestic animals (2011) Several critics have included some of his works in the so-called Children's literature.

Alberto fuguet

Santiago de Chile saw the birth of Alberto Felipe Fuguet de Goyeneche on March 7, 1964. His childhood was spent in the United States, and it was not until 1975 that he returned to his native country. Limited by language, the future writer began to read books in Spanish to familiarize himself with his mother tongue. Confessed that Stationery by Marcela Paz was of great influence on him, which can be seen reflected in his first book.

He studied at the University of Chile. His first option was a career in sociology, which he studied for a year, however, then he switched to journalism, from which he graduated and ended up being one of his passions. In addition to his work as a writer, he has built a recognized career as a columnist, novelist, screenwriter, music and film critic. It is recognized due to its influence on contemporary writers, for betting on a more real and urban literature.

In 1990 he presented his first story, Overdose, with which he won the Municipal Prize for Literature of Santiago. The following year he published the novel that led him to success: Bad wave. His work also highlights: Red ink, book that was adapted for the cinema in 2000. Three years later, he released a semi-autobiography called The films of my life, his latest novels are: Non-fiction (2015) and Welder (2016)


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