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Diamela Eltit

ディアメラ・エルティット

Diamela Eltit

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1947 (Santiago, Chile)
Nationality
Chilean
Languages
Spanish
Residence History
Santiago, Chile

Career

Occupations
Writer, University professor, Poet
Active Years
1973-2024
Affiliations
Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana
Memberships
CADA (Colectivo de Acciones de Arte)
Nominations
Nominated for Altazor Award (2001, Emergencias), Nominated for Altazor Award (2011, Impuesto a la carne)

Education

Universidad Católica de Chile
Faculty of Literature
Country: Chile

Awards

National Prize for Literature (Chile)
2018
Organization: Government of Chile
Result: 受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1985
Organization: Guggenheim Foundation
Result: 受賞
Carlos Fuentes Prize
2020
Result: 受賞
FIL Award
2021
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Lumpérica

1983 Novel

An experimental novel set against the backdrop of Pinochet's dictatorship in Chile.

AuthoritarianismSexualityGender
Translations
  • E. Luminata (English)

Bibliography

  • Lumpérica (1983)
  • Por la patria (1986)
  • El cuarto mundo (1988)
  • Vaca sagrada (1991)
  • Los vigilantes (1994)
  • Mano de obra (2002)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
ExperimentalAvant-gardePolitical
Recurring Motifs
DictatorshipGenderBody

Legacy

Recognized as a key avant-garde writer in Chilean literature, representing resistance literature during the Pinochet dictatorship. Archive acquired by Princeton University.

Archives

  • Princeton University