Omar Saavedra Santis
Omar Saavedra Santis | |
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_by_Guenter_Prust.jpg) Omar Saavedra in 2007. | |
| Born | 15 July 1944 |
| Died | 23 December 2021 (77 years old) |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Occupation | writer |
| Children | Catalina Saavedra |
| Awards | Anna Seghers Prize |
Omar Saavedra Santis (15 July 1944 – 23 December 2021) was a Chilean writer. He spent many years in exile in Europe after the
CIA-backed coup that toppled the government of Salvador Allende in 1973. He won numerous literary prizes, among them the Anna Seghers Prize. His daughter is the actress Catalina Saavedra.[1]
Saavedra died on 23 December 2021, at the age of 77.[2]
References
- ^ Interview
- ^ "Falleció escritor Omar Saavedra Santis a los 77 años". Elmostrador. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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