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Francisco Coloane

フランシスコ・コロアネ

Furanshisuko Korowane

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1910-07-19 （Quemchi, Chiloé Province, Chiloé Island, Chile）
Died
2002-08-05 （Santiago, Chile） age 92
Nationality
Chilean
Languages
Spanish
Residence History
Chiloé Island, Chile → Santiago, Chile

Career

Occupations
novelist, short fiction writer
Active Years
1935-2000
Memberships
Communist Party of Chile

Awards

Chilean National Prize for Literature
1964
Organization: Government of Chile
Result: 受賞
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
1997
Organization: French Republic
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Tierra del Fuego Has Burnt Out

1945 novel

A novel depicting the harsh nature of southern Chile and human drama.

natureadventurePatagonia
Translations
  • English, French, Italian, etc.

Golfo de Penas

1957 novel

Story set in the Gulf of Penas.

seasolitudeexploration
Translations
  • English, etc.

The Whale's Path

1962 novel

Adventure following the whale's path.

marine lifejourneynature
Translations
  • English, etc.

Bibliography

  • Dogs, Horses and Men (1935)
  • Cape Horn (1941)
  • Tierra del Fuego Has Burnt Out (1945)
  • Gulf of Sorrow (1957)
  • Tierra del Fuego (1956)
  • The Whale's Path (1962)
  • The White Guanaco (1980)
  • The Heart of the Iceberg (1991)

Adaptations

  • Film Tierra del Fuego (2000) directed by Miguel Littín

Translations of Works

  • English, French, Italian, Greek, German, Polish, Dutch

Style & Themes

Literary Style
realismrich nature descriptionsadventure literature
Recurring Motifs
Patagonian landscapessea and shipswildlife

Legacy

Recognized by the Chilean government as a central figure in 20th-century Chilean literature. Many works adapted to theatre and film, translated into multiple languages.

In Popular Culture

  • Francisco Coloane Marine and Coastal Protected Area named after him.

Trivia

  • Celebrated his 89th birthday by swimming in the freezing waters of the Pacific Ocean, which he said kept him 'vital and active'.