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Jorge Edwards (born June 29, 1931 in Santiago de Chile ) is a Chilean diplomat and writer .
Life
He studied law and philosophy in Chile and Princeton . As a diplomat he represented his country in Brussels , Havana , Lima and Paris . After the military coup in 1973, he went into exile in Spain for five years . He has received numerous awards for his great literary work, including the Chilean National Prize in 1994 and the most important literary prize in the Spanish-speaking world, the " Premio Cervantes ", in 1999 .
From 1994 to 1996 Edwards was Chilean Ambassador to UNESCO ; In 2010 he was appointed Ambassador to France by President Sebastián Piñera .
Works (selection)
- Faustino , Berlin, Wagenbach, 2008
- Persona non grata , Munich, Piper, 2008,
- The origin of the world , Munich, Piper, 2007
Web links
- Literature by and about Jorge Edwards in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Jorge Edwards at perlentaucher.de
- Literature by and about Jorge Edwards in the catalog of the library of the Instituto Cervantes in Germany
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| SURNAME | Edwards, Jorge |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chilean diplomat and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santiago de Chile |