Lucía Gevert Parada Explained

Lucía Gevert Parada
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Occupation:Journalist, writer, editor, diplomat
Alma Mater:Pontifical Catholic University of Chile[1]

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, 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]

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, winner of the .[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

As coauthor

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Periodistas UC premiados, el pabellón de las estrellas . Award-Winning UC Journalists, the Stars' Pavilion . Emilfork . Cristóbal . Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Faculty of Communications . Spanish . 13 December 2002 . 24 October 2017.
  2. Book: Szmulewicz, Efraín . Diccionario de la Literatura Chilena . Dictionary of Chilean Literature . Andrés Bello . 2nd . Santiago . 164 . Spanish . October 1984 . 24 October 2017 . Google Books.
  3. Web site: ¿Qué es el IBBY? . What is IBBY? . Peña Muñoz . Manuel . IBBY Chile . Spanish . 24 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161023050736/http://www.ibbychile.cl/joomla16/index.php/que-es-ibby-chile . 23 October 2016 . dead .
  4. News: Filial chilena del Libro Juvenil celebra su labor . Chilean Youth Book Affiliate Celebrates its Work . Cabanillas F. . Paulina . . Spanish . 3 October 2004 . 24 October 2007.
  5. News: Cuentos infantiles forman la lista de honor de 2001 . Children's Stories Make Up the 2001 List of Honor . . Concepción . UPI . 9 . Spanish . 27 November 2002 . 24 October 2017 . Biblioteca Nacional de Chile.
  6. News: Lucía Gevert recibió premio en recuerdo en Lenka Franulic . Lucía Gevert Receives Award in Honor of Lenka Franulic . . Spanish . 19 December 1970 . 24 October 2017 . Biblioteca Nacional de Chile.
  7. News: Cuentos chilenos premiados en las principales ferias literarias . Chilean Stories Awarded at the Main Literary Fairs . Canala-Echevarría S. . Daniel . . Spanish . 21 February 2002 . 24 October 2017.
  8. News: El maestro, con licencia para atestiguar y también quejarse . The Teacher, Licensed to Testify and Also Complain . . Spanish . 19 June 2009 . 24 October 2017.
  9. News: Narraciones juveniles . Juvenile Narratives . Silva Castro . Raúl . . Spanish . 1 October 1969 . 24 October 2017 . Biblioteca Nacional de Chile.
  10. Desde la Editorial Andrés Bello . From the Publisher Andrés Bello . Acanthus . 38 . 4 . Spanish . August 1999 . 24 October 2017 . Biblioteca Nacional de Chile.
  11. News: Lucía Gevert, 'el puma' . del Solar . Hernán . . Spanish . 29 June 1969 . 24 October 2017 . Biblioteca Nacional de Chile.
  12. News: ¿Cuentos juveniles? . Juvenile Stories? . M. C. G. . PEC . 360 . Santiago . 23 . Spanish . 10 July 1970 . 24 October 2017 . Biblioteca Nacional de Chile.
  13. News: 'El puma' . Díaz Arrieta . Hernán . . 2 . Spanish . 3 September 1969 . 24 October 2017 . Biblioteca Nacional de Chile.
  14. News: Lucía Gevert recurre al alemán para inspirarse en los Onas . Lucía Gevert Turns to German For Inspiration With the Onas . Calm . Lillian . . 63 . Spanish . 11 March 1992 . 24 October 2017.

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