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Jorge Edwards
Jorge Edwards (b.1931) is a Chilean novelist, winner of the 1999 Cervantes Prize.
Life and career
Jorge Edwards is a Chilean novelist and journalist. He was born on June 29, 1931. He went to Law School at Universidad de Chile.
During the presidency of Salvador Allende, Edwards reopened the Chilean embassy in Havana, Cuba. But only three months later, the government of Fidel Castro declared him persona non grata. From this episode he wrote, perhaps, his most famous novel, Persona non grata (1971).
Awards and honors
1979 He entered to the Academia Chilena de la Lengua
1994 Chilean National Literature ...
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