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Manuel Rojas

まぬえる・ろはす

Manueru Rohasu

Pen Names: Tremalk NaikPen name used in anarchist journals

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1896-01-08 (Buenos Aires)
Died
1973-03-11 (Santiago) age 77
Nationality
Chilean
Languages
Spanish
Residence History
Buenos Aires, Argentina → Santiago, Chile

Career

Occupations
writer, journalist, house painter, electrician, agricultural worker, railroad handyman, ship loader, tailor's apprentice, cobbler, actor
Active Years
1917-1973
Affiliations
Biblioteca Nacional de Chile, Universidad de Chile press
Memberships
Anarchist groups

Awards

National Prize for Literature (Chile)
1957
Organization: Government of Chile
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Lanchas en la bahía

1932 Novel

Novel depicting working-class life

Working class instabilityPsychological complexity

Hijo de ladrón

1951 Novel

Story of a thief's son

Social marginalityExistential struggles

El vaso de leche

1927 Short story

Story of a poor boy

PovertyHunger

Bibliography

  • Lanchas en la bahía (1932)
  • La ciudad de los Césares (1936)
  • Hijo de ladrón (1951)
  • Mejor que el vino (1958)
  • Punta de rieles (1960)
  • Sombras contra el muro (1964)
  • La oscura vida radiante (1971)
  • Hombres del Sur (1926)
  • El Delincuente (1929)
  • El Bonete Maulino (1943)
  • Imágenes de infancia (1955)
  • El vaso de leche (1927)
  • Poéticas (1921)
  • Tonada del transeúnte (1927)
  • Travesía (1934)
  • Desecha rosa (1954)
  • De la poesía a la revolución (1938)
  • José Joaquin Vallejo (1942)
  • Chile:cinco navegantes y un astrónomo (1956)
  • Los costumbristas chilenos (1957)
  • El árbol siempre verde (1960)
  • Antología autobiográfica (1962)
  • Esencias del pais chileno (1963)
  • Historia Breve de la literatura chilena (1964)
  • Pasé por México un dia (1964)
  • Manual de literatura chilena (1964)
  • Viaje al país de los profetas (1969)
  • Justo Arteaga Alemparte (1974)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Complex psychological developmentRealism based on working-class experience
Recurring Motifs
Instability and misery of working classMarginality

Legacy

Pioneer in depicting psychological complexities of working class in Chilean literature. Manuel Rojas Ibero-American Narrative Award established in 2012.

In Popular Culture

  • Manuel Rojas Ibero-American Narrative Award established in his honor

Trivia

  • Chilean writer born in Argentina
  • Involved in anarchist movements