GABRIELA MISTRAL.
A biography of Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, is presented. Originally named Lucila Godoy Alcayaga, Gabriela was born on April 7,1889 in a town in Chile. Her father was Jerónimo Godoy Villanueva, a teacher of Indian origin and her mother was Petr...
| Publicado en: | Giants in Their Field: An Introduction to the Nobel Prizes in Literature pp. 332 - 335 |
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| Formato: | Biography |
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Digitalia Publishing Corp.
1993
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| Sumario: | A biography of Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, is presented. Originally named Lucila Godoy Alcayaga, Gabriela was born on April 7,1889 in a town in Chile. Her father was Jerónimo Godoy Villanueva, a teacher of Indian origin and her mother was Petronila Alcayaga of Basque descent. She won a national poetry contest under the name of Gabriela Mistral when she was 20. Her teaching career and literary achievements are also explored. |
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