Lucía Gevert Parada (born 1932) is a Chilean journalist, writer, editor, and former diplomat to West Germany during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.[2] She was president of the National Association of Women Journalists, editor of the Mampato supplement of El Mercurio during the 1960s, and president of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) of Chile from 1968 to 1973 and 1980 to 1980. She was a founder of the latter, along with the writers Marcela Paz, Alicia Morel, and Maité Allamand, among others.[3][4] She was also a participant in the founding of Televisión Nacional de Chile and the children's literature magazine Colibrí.[5]
Lucía Gevert Parada | |
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| Born | 1932 (age 91–92) Santiago, Chile |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer, editor, diplomat |
| Spouse | Igor Saavedra Gatica |
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In 1968 she participated in the Congress of Latin American Women.[2]
During her professional career she has received several honors for her journalistic work, including the Lenka Franulic Award in 1970[1][6] and the John Reitemeyer Prize for scientific journalism from the Inter American Press Association.[2][7] Her husband is Igor Saavedra Gatica, winner of the National Science Award of Chile.[8]
Gevert's first publication in the narrative genre was El puma in 1969, which received mixed reviews.[9][10][11][12][13] Her literary work has ventured into poetry, short stories, essays, and anthologies, including 1992's El mundo de Amado, where she assembled a juvenile anthology of indigenous legends from Tierra del Fuego.[14] In 2002, IBBY Chile selected three of her stories from El gatito que no sabía ronronear y otros cuentos as the best of 2001.[5]
Works
edit- El puma (1969)
- Conversaciones con el Profesor Zahvedruz
- Los cometas y la gravitación universal
- Lo cuenta el Cono Sur : mitos de nuestra tierra
As coauthor
edit- Aguas oscuras
- Cuentos cortos de la tierra larga
- El mundo de Amado (1992), compilation of indigenous legends
- Lo cuenta el Cono Sur
- El mar encantado
- El gatito que no sabía ronronear y otros cuentos, with illustrations by Andrés Jullian
- Baile de primavera (1995), with illustrations by Andrés Jullian
- Mitos y leyendas de nuestra América
- Cuentos del fin del mundo
- Los cometas y la gravitación: el hechizo del Halley, series of interviews
References
edit- ^ a b Emilfork, Cristóbal (13 December 2002). "Periodistas UC premiados, el pabellón de las estrellas" [Award-Winning UC Journalists, the Stars' Pavilion] (in Spanish). Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Faculty of Communications. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ a b c Szmulewicz, Efraín (October 1984). Diccionario de la Literatura Chilena [Dictionary of Chilean Literature] (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). Santiago: Andrés Bello. p. 164. Retrieved 24 October 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ Peña Muñoz, Manuel. "¿Qué es el IBBY?" [What is IBBY?] (in Spanish). IBBY Chile. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ Cabanillas F., Paulina (3 October 2004). "Filial chilena del Libro Juvenil celebra su labor" [Chilean Youth Book Affiliate Celebrates its Work]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2007.
- ^ a b "Cuentos infantiles forman la lista de honor de 2001" [Children's Stories Make Up the 2001 List of Honor]. El Sur (in Spanish). Concepción. UPI. 27 November 2002. p. 9. Retrieved 24 October 2017 – via Biblioteca Nacional de Chile.
- ^ "Lucía Gevert recibió premio en recuerdo en Lenka Franulic" [Lucía Gevert Receives Award in Honor of Lenka Franulic]. El Rancagüino (in Spanish). 19 December 1970. Retrieved 24 October 2017 – via Biblioteca Nacional de Chile.
- ^ Canala-Echevarría S., Daniel (21 February 2002). "Cuentos chilenos premiados en las principales ferias literarias" [Chilean Stories Awarded at the Main Literary Fairs]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "El maestro, con licencia para atestiguar y también quejarse" [The Teacher, Licensed to Testify and Also Complain]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). 19 June 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ Silva Castro, Raúl (1 October 1969). "Narraciones juveniles" [Juvenile Narratives] (PDF). El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2017 – via Biblioteca Nacional de Chile.
- ^ "Desde la Editorial Andrés Bello" [From the Publisher Andrés Bello]. Acanthus (in Spanish) (38): 4. August 1999. Retrieved 24 October 2017 – via Biblioteca Nacional de Chile.
- ^ del Solar, Hernán (29 June 1969). "Lucía Gevert, 'el puma'" (PDF). El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2017 – via Biblioteca Nacional de Chile.
- ^ M. C. G. (10 July 1970). "¿Cuentos juveniles?" [Juvenile Stories?] (PDF). PEC (in Spanish). No. 360. Santiago. p. 23. Retrieved 24 October 2017 – via Biblioteca Nacional de Chile.
- ^ Díaz Arrieta, Hernán (3 September 1969). "'El puma'" (PDF). El Mercurio (in Spanish). p. 2. Retrieved 24 October 2017 – via Biblioteca Nacional de Chile.
- ^ Calm, Lillian (11 March 1992). "Lucía Gevert recurre al alemán para inspirarse en los Onas" [Lucía Gevert Turns to German For Inspiration With the Onas] (PDF). La Segunda (in Spanish). p. 63. Retrieved 24 October 2017.