Mario Bahamonde

Mario Bahamonde Silva (1910-1979) was a Chilean poet, critic, short story writer and teacher. He was born in Taltal. He was the rector of the . He was recognized as a key literary figure in the north of Chile, and wrote several books about the region and its arts and culture.^[1][2]

He died in Antofagasta.

Selected works[]

• Tres cuentos del norte, 1943
• Pampa volcada, stories, 1945
• De cuan lejos viene el tiempo, stories, 1951
• Huella rota, short novel, 1955
• Puerto de embarque, short novel, 1955
• A la vida, poetry, 1956
• Antofagasta, pasion y poesia, 1961
• Antologia de la poesia nortina, 1966
• Guia de la produccion intelectual nortina, 1971
• Pampinos y salitreros, essay, 1973
• Derroteros y cangalla, stories, 1978
• El caudillo de Copiapo, novel, 1978
• Diccionaio de voces del norte de Chile, 1979
• Gente de greda o los ceremoniales del tiempo, novel, 1981

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