Jorge Edwards
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Jorge Edwards Valdés is a Chile
an novelist, journalist and diplomat. He is currently the Chilean ambassador to France
.
. 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 Chile
an 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 work, Persona non grata (1971).
In June 1994, Edwards accepted the post of Ambassador for Chile before the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which has its headquarters in Paris, a city where Edwards resided for many years.http://manchester.cervantes.es/en/library_spanish/jorge_edwards_biography.shtm Edwards currently lives in Santiago de Chile.
In 2008 his novel La Casa de Dostoievsky won the prestigious Premio Iberoamericano Planeta-Casa de América de Narrativa
, one of the richest literary prizes in the world worth $200,000.
In 2010 Edwards was granted Spanish citizenship by King Juan Carlos.
s in Chile
, Latin America
(La Nación
, Buenos Aires
) and Europe
(Le Monde
, Paris
; and El País, Madrid
). A large portion of his journalistic work has been collected in two books:
during the autumn quarter of 2008. The course was entitled My personal history of the boom.http://timeschedules.uchicago.edu/view.cfm?dept=SPAN&term=75
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an novelist, journalist and diplomat. He is currently the Chilean ambassador to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Life and career
Jorge Edwards is a Chilean novelist and journalistJournalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. He was born on June 29, 1931. He went to Law School
Law school
A law school is an institution specializing in legal education.- Law degrees :- Canada :...
at Universidad de Chile.
During the presidency of Salvador Allende, Edwards reopened the Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an embassy in Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
. But only three months later, the government of Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
declared him persona non grata
Persona non grata
Persona non grata , literally meaning "an unwelcome person", is a legal term used in diplomacy that indicates a proscription against a person entering the country...
. From this episode he wrote, perhaps, his most famous work, Persona non grata (1971).
In June 1994, Edwards accepted the post of Ambassador for Chile before the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which has its headquarters in Paris, a city where Edwards resided for many years.http://manchester.cervantes.es/en/library_spanish/jorge_edwards_biography.shtm Edwards currently lives in Santiago de Chile.
In 2008 his novel La Casa de Dostoievsky won the prestigious Premio Iberoamericano Planeta-Casa de América de Narrativa
Premio Iberoamericano Planeta-Casa de América de Narrativa
Premio Iberoamericano Planeta-Casa de América de Narrativa is a Latin American Spanish language literary award. The winner receives USD $200,000 making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world...
, one of the richest literary prizes in the world worth $200,000.
In 2010 Edwards was granted Spanish citizenship by King Juan Carlos.
Awards and honors
- 1979 He entered to the Academia Chilena de la LenguaAcademia Chilena de la LenguaThe Academia Chilena de la Lengua is an association of academics and experts on the use of the Spanish language in Chile. It is a member of the Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española....
- 1994 Chilean National Prize for LiteratureChilean National Prize for LiteratureChile's National Prize for Literature was created by Law No. 7,368 during the presidency of Juan Antonio Ríos on 8 November 1942. It consists of a lump-sum monetary prize and a life-time monthly stipend . It was originally awarded every year until the amendments introduced by Law No...
- 1999 Cervantes Prize
- 2000 Orden al mérito de Gabriela MistralGabriela MistralGabriela Mistral was the pseudonym of Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga, a Chilean poet, educator, diplomat, and feminist who was the first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1945...
- 2008 Premio Iberoamericano Planeta-Casa de América de NarrativaPremio Iberoamericano Planeta-Casa de América de NarrativaPremio Iberoamericano Planeta-Casa de América de Narrativa is a Latin American Spanish language literary award. The winner receives USD $200,000 making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world...
Short stories
- El patio (1962)
- Gente de la ciudad (1961)
- Las máscaras (1967)
- Temas y variaciones (1969)
- Fantasmas de carne y hueso (1993)
Novels
- El peso de la noche (1965)
- Persona non grata (1973)
- Los convidados de piedra (1978)
- El museo de cera (1981)
- La mujer imaginaria (1985)
- El anfitrión (1987)
- El origen del mundo (1996)
- El sueño de la historia (2000)
- El inútil de la familia (2004), about Joaquín Edwards BelloJoaquín Edwards BelloJoaquín Edwards Bello was a Chilean writer and journalist. He was of British descent.-Life:Edwards Bello was born in Valparaíso, one of the most important ports in Chile. His family, the Edwards, is still one of the most influential in the country.Joaquín studied at The Mackay School and later at...
. - La Casa de Dostoievsky (2008)
Journalism
Jorge Edwards writes for several newspaperNewspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
s in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
(La Nación
La Nación
La Nación is an Argentine daily newspaper. The country's leading conservative paper, the centrist Clarín is its main competitor. It is the only newspaper in Argentina still published in broadsheet format.-Overview:...
, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
) and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
(Le Monde
Le Monde
Le Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris. It is one of two French newspapers of record, and has generally been well respected since its first edition under founder Hubert Beuve-Méry on 19 December 1944...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
; and El País, Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
). A large portion of his journalistic work has been collected in two books:
- El whisky de los poetas (1997)
- Diálogos en un tejado (2003)
Other books
He has also written essays and biographies:- Desde la cola del dragón (1973)
- Adiós, poeta (about Pablo NerudaPablo NerudaPablo Neruda was the pen name and, later, legal name of the Chilean poet, diplomat and politician Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto. He chose his pen name after Czech poet Jan Neruda....
, 1990) - Machado de Assís (about the Brazilian writer Joaquim Maria Machado de AssisJoaquim Maria Machado de AssisJoaquim Maria Machado de Assis , often known as Machado de Assis, Machado, or Bruxo do Cosme Velho , was a Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature, but he did not gain widespread popularity outside Brazil in...
, 2002)
Teaching
Jorge Edwards taught a course at the University of ChicagoUniversity of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
during the autumn quarter of 2008. The course was entitled My personal history of the boom.http://timeschedules.uchicago.edu/view.cfm?dept=SPAN&term=75