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Stella Díaz Varín
Stella Díaz Varín (11 August 1926 – 13 June 2006), also known as ''La Colorina'' ("The Redhead"), was a Chilean poet of the Generation of '50. Her unprecedented deep and philosophical style, as well as her controversial personality, marked a before and after in Chilean poetry. Biography Stella Díaz Varín was born on 11 August 1926 in La Serena, Chile, into a middle-class family. Her mother was a descendant of a highborn family of French origin that had fallen on hard times. Her father was an anarchist clockmaker who fostered in Díaz Varín her political ideals. Their economic situation and her father's ideas, together with her passionate readings, moved her from a very young age to write and publish poems and articles in local newspapers. In a public act in 1946, she read a poem in front of the Chilean president Gabriel González Videla which was dedicated to him. After this, the President helped her to settle in Santiago, a desire she had been nourishing since her fathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Book Council
The National Book Council (), is a Malta, Maltese public entity dedicated to the promotion of the book industry in Malta. The council organises the Malta Book Festival (), The Literary Contest of Novels for Youth (Maltese: ''Konkors ta' Kitba Letteratura għaż-Żgħażagħ'') and other national and regional events, workshops, seminars and contests. It also confers the National Book Prize (), administers Public Lending Rights, and is Malta's registration agent for ISBN registration agency, ISBN and ISMN. History The National Book Council (NBC) was established by the Government of Malta in 2001 through subsidiary Legislation 605.12, operating under the remit of the Ministry for Education. Since its inception, the NBC has played a pivotal role in nurturing and developing the Maltese book industry, and in fostering Malta's literary culture by supporting authors, publishers, and readers through various initiatives, contests, and events. The NBC, therefore, acts as both a regula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |