Manuel Rojas (author)
Manuel Rojas | |
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Santiago, Chile | |
Awards | National Prize for Literature (1957) |
Manuel Rojas Sepúlveda (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel ˈroxas]; January 8, 1896 – March 11, 1973) was a Chilean writer and journalist.
Biography
Rojas was born in the city of
He returned to Argentina in 1921, publishing his first poems there. Back in Chile, he worked intensely in his narrative production and, at the same time, worked in the National Library and at the
His works have, as a central theme, the representation of the instability, misery and marginality of the members of the working class. The development of the psychological and existential complexities of his characters established a difference between his work and prior literary movements (
Youth
He began to contribute to the
Beginnings as a writer
His first published literature was a poem, El soneto el gusano (The Sonnet the Worm), that in 1917, appeared in the magazine, Los Diez (The Ten). He belonged to a group four years later, in 1921, and during his time in Mendoza formed a theater company. He published a book of poems under the name, "Poetic" in the magazine, Ideas and figures. The following year, he received his first award with his story, La laguna (The Lake), which won the second prize in the contest for the Buenos Aires magazine, La Montaña (The Mountain). His first book of short stories, Hombres del sur (Men of the South), appeared in 1926. In 1928, the same year his mother died, he was hired as a librarian in the
Works
Novels
- Lanchas en la bahía, 1932
- La ciudad de los Césares, 1936
- Hijo de ladrón, 1951
- Mejor que el vino, 1958
- Punta de rieles, 1960
- Sombras contra el muro, 1964
- La oscura vida radiante, 1971
Short Stories
- Hombres del Sur, 1926
- El Delincuente, 1929
- El Bonete Maulino, 1943
- Imágenes de infancia, 1955
- El vaso de leche, 1927
Poems
- Poéticas, 1921
- Tonada del transeúnte, 1927
- Travesía, 1934
- Desecha rosa, 1954
Essays
- De la poesía a la revolución, 1938
- José Joaquin Vallejo, 1942
- Chile:cinco navegantes y un astrónomo, 1956
- Los costumbristas chilenos, 1957
- El árbol siempre verde, 1960
- Antología autobiográfica, 1962
- Esencias del pais chileno, 1963
- Historia Breve de la literatura chilena, 1964
- Pasé por México un dia, 1964
- Manual de literatura chilena, 1964
- Viaje al país de los profetas, 1969
- Justo Arteaga Alemparte, 1974
Legacy
In 2012, Chile's National Council of Culture and the Arts established the Manuel Rojas Ibero-American Narrative Award in his honor.[1]
References
- ^ García, Javier (September 28, 2012). "Fonseca, el policial más duro de Brasil, recibe el premio Manuel Rojas" [Fonseca, the Toughest Policeman in Brazil, Receives the Manuel Rojas Award]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved September 3, 2018.
External links
- Short biography (in Spanish)