Chilean writer Jorge Edwards passed away this Friday at the age of 91. According to the Chilean media, confirmed by the son of the author, his age in Madrid.
Edwards (Santiago de Chile, 1931), One of the most important writers of the Spanish languageHe was awarded the National Prize for Literature in 1994 and the Cervantes Prize in 1999. short stories, novels, essays and memoirsHe also writes for newspapers around the world. His novels include ‘The Weight of the Night’, ‘The Stone Guests’, ‘The Wax Museum’, ‘The Landlord’, ‘The Origin of the World’, ‘History’s Dream’ and ‘The Useless of the Family’. .
His memoir ‘Persona non grata’ (1973), the first criticism of the Cuban regime by a Latin American intellectual, is a classic of its kind today. In his biography ‘Adiós, Poeta’, which won the 1990 Comillas Prize for History, Biography and Memories, he painted a personal and surprising portrait of the figure of Pablo Neruda.
His works have been translated into many languagesHe has received the most prestigious titles for both his literary career and his diplomatic career, and has always been committed to democracy, freedom and human rights.
After ‘Montaigne’s death’ (2011), Edwards published ‘Purple Circles’ (2013), the first volume of his memoirs.