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Miguel Arteche

Poet (1926-2012) · Chile · On the map · Writers · Died at 86

Miguel Salinas Arteche, best known as Miguel Arteche, the name he adopted after legally reversing his maternal and paternal surnames in 1972, was a Chilean poet and novelist. He was born in Nueva Imperial, Cautín, 9th Region, on June 4, 1926, but spent most of his adult life in Santiago, Chile working as an academic.

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2012Died22 July 20121996National Prize for Literature (Chile)Award1977Santiago Municipal Literature AwardAward1964Santiago Municipal Literature AwardAward1951Santiago Municipal Literature AwardAward1926Born4 June 1926

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National Prize for Literature (Chile)1996
Santiago Municipal Literature Award1977
Santiago Municipal Literature Award1964
Santiago Municipal Literature Award1951

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He was also awarded government positions, both in Chile and abroad. His writings appeared first in the Anthology of the Generation of 1950, compiled by Enrique Lafourcade, a well-known Chilean writer.

Country
Chile
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2012 · aged 86