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Revision as of 11:06, 30 June 2009
Salvador Reyes Figueroa was a Chilean writer, National Literature Prize 1967.
Biography
He was born in Copiapó to Arturo Reyes and Luisa Figueroa on August 16, 1899. His first studies are at the Instituto Comercial de Antofagasta (Antofagasta Commercial College).[1]
He travelled by the North of his country, then lived in Valparaíso. By the end of 1920, he migrated to Santiago, where immediately starts working as a successful journalist. He wrote for Zig-Zag, Las Últimas Noticias, and Hoy under the nickname "Simbad.[1]
In 1938, President Pedro Aguirre Cerda appointed him as Consul in Paris. He also had high positions in Barcelona, Athens and other places.[1]
Reyes was member of the Chilean Academy of Language between 1960 and 1970[2]
He obtained the National Literature Prize in 1967. He died in Santiago, on February 27, 1970.[1] His ashes were casted to the sea in front of Antofagasta[3]
Post Mortem Recognition
Between 1990 and 1999, his collection was displayed in the Wulff Castle, in Viña del Mar.
Works
The following is a list of his works in their original title (Spanish), kind and year of publication.
1. Barco ebrio, Poetry, 1923.
2. El último pirata, Stories, 1925.
3. El matador de tiburones, Novel, 1926.
4. El café del puerto, Novel, 1927.
5. Los tripulantes de la noche, Tales, 1929.
6. Las mareas del sur, Poetry, 1930.
7. Lo que el tiempo deja, Tales, 1932.
S. Tres novelas de la costa, Novel, 1934.
9. Ruta de sangre, Novel, 1935.
10. Piel nocturna, Novel, 1936.
11. Norte y sur, Short Novels, 1947.
12. ívlónica Sanders, Novel, 1951.
13. Valparaíso, puerto de nostalgias, Novel, 1955.
14. El continente de los hombres solos, Chronicles, 1956.
15. Rostros sin máscaras, Interviews, 1957.
16. Los amantes desunidos, Novel, 1959.
17. Los defraudados, Tales, 1963.
18. El incendio del astillero, Tales, 1964.
19. Andanzas por el desierto de Atacama, Chronicles, 1966.
20. Fuego en la frontera, Essay, 1968.
21. La redención de las sirenas, Theater, 1968.
22. Crónicas de Oriente, Chronicles, 1973.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Translated from Escritores.cl, Salvador Reyes Figueroa Biography (Spanish in the original), retrieved on June 3, 2009, with the written consent of the copyright holder, according to the statement found on the said page:
.© escritores.cl - Permitida la reproducción de su contenido mencionando la fuente siempre y cuando no sea con fines de lucro (© escritores.cl - Reproduction permited for all the content, provided its source is stated and not for commercial use)
- ^ Academia Chilena de la Lengua, Nómina de Miembros (Only in Spanish), retrieved on June 30, 2009
- ^ Memoria Chilena, Salvador Reyes (1899-1970), Presentación (in Spanish), retrieved on June 30, 2009
External Links
More information can be found at:
- Salvador Reyes, Bibliografía on memoriachilena.cl, an extensive Bibliography of the author (in Spanish).