Nicanor Segundo Sandoval, an antipoet and physicist from Chile, was born on September 5, 1914 in San Fabian de Alchico. He also became an academic, poet, mathematician and physicist. At 103 , the intellectual died at his Las Cruces home. He left behind the most irreverent and sophisticated Chilean literature.
Patriarch from one of the most prominent artistic families in Chile (he , the older brother to the singer-songwriter Violeta Parra ; author of Gracias a la vida ; uncle to the singer-songwriters Angel Parra and Isabel Parra; father of the artist Catalina and the singer Colombina; was born in 1914 in San Fabian de Alico in Biobio Region. He received many recognitions during his life. The Cervantes Prize 2011, was one of his many recognitions. He was also nominated for several times for the Nobel Prize for Literature.
He was the Professor of Mathematics at Liceo de Chillan as well as at the University of Chile. He grew up in the United States and United Kingdom and traveled later to other countries such Spain, Sweden and the Soviet Union.
His literary career began in the 1930s with short stories and essays. In 1937 his first book of poems, Cancionero sin nombre, came out . Parra is best remembered for his “antipoetry”, rebellion against the Chilean poetic canon led by Neruda. This rebellion was represented in books like Poemas and antipoemas, starting in 1954.
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His other books include La Cueca Larga and Versos de Salon.
He was awarded the Chilean National Prize for Literature for Thick Works in 1969. He was awarded the Juan Rulfo International Prize in 1991, his second time in the country. He was awarded the Reina Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry in 2000 and the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature in 2010. Read more in the world Esther Canada’s boyfriend is an engineer and architect. Rumours of Charlene in crisis are fuelled by the presence of Alberto de Monaco, his ex-lover and son at Red Cross ball.
He gave the Caja de las Letras (Instituto Cervantes) his old typewriter in 2012 and a unpublished poem. Cristobal Ugarte, his great-grandson, represented him in the act of deposit. Cristobal Ugarte, his grandson, was the one who requested a one year extension to deliver Cervantes’ acceptance speech. However, he left a few words: “You expected this award. … These awards are only for spirits and friends of the jury. Am I the winner of this award? Yes, I am. This is a book I’m about to write. “
Nicanor Paarra treasured the typewriter and deposited it in safe number 1,552. It will be kept at the Cervantes up to September 5, 2064 when the poet will have turned 150.
