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Sep 27, 2021 · A History of Chilean Literature - October 2021. A new generation of readers and scholars of Gabriela Mistral (1889–1957) are reinvigorating her work by using feminist, decolonial, and queer approaches that openly acknowledge her work’s ambivalence regarding feminism and race, map her participation in transatlantic networks, and broaden her corpus through numerous new editions.
Apr 1, 2008 · Gabriela Mistral, Randall Couch (Translation) 3.90. 489 ratings80 reviews. A schoolteacher whose poetry catapulted her to early fame in her native Chile and an international diplomat whose boundary-defying sexuality still challenges scholars, Gabriela Mistral (1889–1957) is one of the most important and enigmatic figures in Latin American ...
May 22, 2020 · Early life of this remarkable poet. Lucila Godoy Alcayaga, or Gabriela Mistral, was born on April 7, 1889, in Vicuña, a small city in northern Chile. A few days after her birth, her parents (Juan Godoy, a teacher of Diaguita descent; and her mother, Petronila Alcayaga, of Basque descent) went to live in Pisco Elqui, a city in the province of ...
Jun 4, 2003 · ''That one reference in the journals was the first and only time I found a reflection on or complaint about this issue of lesbianism,'' said Dr. Quezada, who is also a director of the Gabriela ...
But I, the one who rocks you, I am not alone! The sky, it is deserted. for the moon falls to the sea. But I, the one who holds you, I am not alone ! The world, it is deserted. All flesh is sad you see. But I, the one who hugs you,
Mar 3, 2019 · The Bible was one of the books that influenced her the most. Mistral’s grandmother was an extremely religious person. As a child, Mistral was encouraged by her grandmother to learn and recite passages from the Bible, specifically the Psalms of David. Eventually, she was able to recite passages by heart.
Dec 16, 2019 · Gabriela Mistral was a Chilean poet and the first Latin American (man or woman) to win a Nobel Prize for Literature, in 1945. Many of her poems appear to have been at least somewhat autobiographical, responding to the circumstances of her life. She spent a good part of her life in diplomatic roles in Europe, Brazil, and the United States.
