Ruben Palma (
Santiago, Chile
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1954) is a Chilean-born Danish writer.
Life
Rubén Palma grew up in San Miguel, one of Santiago's bigger quarters of that time. He left
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
in 1973 immediately after the coup. Since 1974, he has resided in
Denmark
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where he became Danish citizen. In 1985, he started to write in Danish, a language he adopted as means of literary expression.
Palma is a member of the Danish Author's Society and has worked for the Danish
Red Cross
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since 1985.
Ruben Palma has published a number of fictional works in diverse genres. A collection of short stories, ''The trail we leave'', initially in Danish, was printed in the United States in 2004 by Curbstone Press. His most recent volumes include a book of poems in Danish (2006) and a chamber opera in Danish and English.
Work
(Narrative)
* ''Letter to Denmark'' (Brevet til Danmark)1989. Hjulet editors.330 pgs. Denmark
* ''The lost ghost'' (Spøgelse på afveje)
* ''Meeting with Denmark '' (Møder med Danmark) Hjulet editors.140 pgs. Denmark
* ''The Trail We Leave''. Curbstone Press. 200 pgs. California. USA. 2004
(Plays)
* To the Flesh—To the Heart
* The Trade(Byttehandelen)
References
External links
Litteratursiden profile
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Danish male writers
Chilean male writers
1954 births
Living people