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'''Carmen Marai''' is the [[nom de plume]] of '''Carmen María Bassa Rodríguez''', a [[Chile]]an [[Poetry|poet]], and [[novelist]]. |
'''Carmen Marai''' is the [[nom de plume]] of '''Carmen María Bassa Rodríguez''', a [[Chile]]an [[Poetry|poet]], and [[novelist]]. |
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The central themes in her poems are primarily sorrow, betrayal, a mother's love, the struggle for life, and anti-violence, though she also wrote humorous works. Her novels<ref>{{Cite web| publisher=Publicaciones Isla de Pascua |url= http://openlibrary.org/books/OL2662358M/alba_de_la_mandragora |title=El alba de la mandrágora |first1=Carmen |last1=Marai |date=1985}}</ref>, a blend of historic fact and politics with the supernatural, do not necessarily fall into the category of [[magical realism]] in that the fantastical elements are not presented as normal occurrences, but fall upon the realm of the real from identifiably unnatural sources. |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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| Occupation | Poet, Novelist |
| Nationality | Chilean |
Carmen Marai is the nom de plume of Carmen María Bassa Rodríguez, a Chilean poet, and novelist.
Writing
The central themes in her poems are primarily sorrow, betrayal, a mother's love, the struggle for life, and anti-violence, though she also wrote humorous works. Her novels[1], a blend of historic fact and politics with the supernatural, do not necessarily fall into the category of magical realism in that the fantastical elements are not presented as normal occurrences, but fall upon the realm of the real from identifiably unnatural sources.
Early life
Bassa was born in the major port of San Antonio, Chile[2], but spent much of her youth in the capital, Santiago. She is of Catalan and Mallorcan descent, her mother being one the of Winnipeg refugees of the Spanish Civil War[3]. She attended the Primary schools Sara Cruchaga and Las Carmelitas.
She and both her siblings, Jaime and Montserrat, displayed precociousness in languages and the liberal arts, though she was the only one to later pursue a literary career. Her brother later became a commercial engineer[4] and her sister became a lawyer, currently in the Senate of Chile.
Personal life
In the mid-sixties, she married[5] the engineer Rafael Mercado Aced, after which the newly wed couple moved among several small cities of the Norte Chico, later settling in the capital, Santiago.
After the arrival of the Unidad Popular and the unrest of this period, they decided to emigrate with their daughter to the United States, where they lived for several years. The marriage ultimately broke up there and she returned with her child to Chile, where she began her literary pursuits in earnest, joining the Sociedad de Escritores de Chile[6]. She currently resides in Santiago.
See also
- Related topics
References
- ^ Marai, Carmen (1985). "El alba de la mandrágora". Publicaciones Isla de Pascua.
- ^ "Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación". Ministerio de Justicia.
- ^ Ferrer Mir, Jaime (1989). "LOS ESPAÑOLES DEL WINNIPEG EL BARCO DE LA ESPERANZA". Cal Sogas, Santiago de Chile.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 27 (help) - ^ "Ingeniería Comercial". Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
- ^ "Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación". Ministerio de Justicia.
- ^ "Sociedad de Escritores de Chile".
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- El alba de la mandragora. Published 1985 by Isla de Pascua, Santiago, Chile.
Written in Spanish. Library of Congress MLCS 86/12372 (P)
