Mariano Latorre
Encyclopedia
Mariano Lautaro Latorre Court (1886–1955) was a Chile
an writer of Basque
descent. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature
in 1944.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an writer of Basque
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
descent. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature
Chilean National Prize for Literature
Chile's National Prize for Literature was created by Law No. 7,368 during the presidency of Juan Antonio Ríos on 8 November 1942. It consists of a lump-sum monetary prize and a life-time monthly stipend . It was originally awarded every year until the amendments introduced by Law No...
in 1944.
Works
Notable works:- Cuentos del Maule (1912)
- Cuna de Cóndores (1918)
- Zurzulita (1920)
- Ully (1923)
- Chilenos del Mar (1929)
- On Panta (1935)
- Hombres y Zorros (1937)
- La Literatura de Chile (1941)
- Mapu (1942)
- Viento de Mallines (1944)
- El Choroy de Oro (1946)
- Chile, País de Rincones (1947)
- El Caracol (1952)
- La Paquera (1958)
- La Isla de los Pájaros (1959)
- Memorias y otras confidencias (published in 1971)