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Gabriela Mistral: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Lucila Godoy Alcayaga
Born April 7, 1889 • Chile
Died January 10, 1957 (aged 67) • Hempstead • New York
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1945)
Notable Works “Desolación”

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Gabriela Mistral, 1941.
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Pablo Neruda
Chilean poet
Jorge Edwards
Jorge Edwards
Chilean writer, critic, and diplomat
Octavio Paz.
Octavio Paz
Mexican writer and diplomat
Miguel Ángel Asturias.
Miguel Ángel Asturias
Guatemalan author and diplomat
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Orlando Letelier
Chilean lawyer, economist, and diplomat
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Ricardo Lagos
president of Chile
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Diego Barros Arana
Chilean historian
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George Seferis
Greek writer
Sebastián Piñera
Sebastián Piñera
president of Chile
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Bernardo O’Higgins
Chilean head of state
Augusto Pinochet in gray military uniform and cap, saluting, with gold braid.
Augusto Pinochet
president of Chile
President of Chile Salvador Allende seated at a desk wearing a suit and glasses, with an earpiece in one ear, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
Salvador Allende
president of Chile
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Eduardo Frei
president of Chile
Patricio Aylwin Azócar
Patricio Aylwin
president of Chile
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Antonio Skármeta
Chilean novelist, screenwriter, and diplomat
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
president of Chile
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Nicanor Parra
Latin-American poet
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Vicente Huidobro
Chilean writer
Arturo Alessandri Palma
Arturo Alessandri Palma
president of Chile
Manuel Montt
Manuel Montt
president of Chile

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