Germán Marín
Germán Marín (* 1934 in Santiago de Chile , Chile ; † December 29, 2019 there ) was a Chilean writer .
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Germán Marín first attended a military academy where Augusto Pinochet , who later became dictator of Chile, was his instructor.
Then he broke off his military training and went to study in Buenos Aires , where he studied communication sciences at the university there and met Jorge Luis Borges . After completing his studies, he returned to Chile, where he initially worked as a journalist for various newspapers that supported the government of Salvador Allende .
After the military coup in 1973 he first went to Mexico , where he continued to work as a journalist, and in 1976 he moved to Barcelona , where he also worked as a journalist. In 1992 he returned to Chile.
His first novel was published in 1973 and was burned by the military junta. In Mexico he also worked with Gabriel Garcia Marquez . He cultivated friendships with the poets Enrique Lihn and Matias Rivas .
The last years of his life were marked by illness; reading and writing became increasingly difficult for him. His last book was published in early December 2019, a volume with short stories.
At the end of 2019, Marín died in Santiago de Chile at the age of 85.
Awards (selection)
- Premio Municipal de Santiago, 2000
- Premio de Critica de la universiadad Diego Portales, 2005
- Premio Altenea, 2008
Works (selection)
- Fuegos artificales (Fireworks), novel, 1973
- El Palacio de la risa (The Palace of Laughter), 1995, novel
- Idola, non-fiction book, 2000
- Un oscuro pedazo de vida, short stories, 2019
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- https://elpais.com/cultura/2019/12/31/actualidad/1577786421_727117.html
- https://www.24horas.cl/tendencias/espectaculosycultura/muere-el-escritor-chileno-german-marin-3821061
- https://www.escritores.org/biografias/11409-marin-german
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Marín, German |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chilean journalist and writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1934 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Santiago de Chile , Chile |
DATE OF DEATH | 29th December 2019 |
Place of death | Santiago de Chile , Chile |