by Gabriela Mistral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788439738541
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Immerse yourself in the emotional intensity of 'Éxtasis', a moving work by Gabriela Mistral that explores the depths of the human soul. Published by Literatura Random House, this 336-page paperback will transport you to a world of feelings and reflections. Discover the beauty and power of the poetry of one of the most important authors in Latin American literature.
Lucila Godoy Alcayaga, known by her pseudonym Gabriela Mistral, was a Chilean poet-diplomat, journalist and educator. She read widely in theosophy, became a member of the Secular Franciscan Order or Third Franciscan order in 1925, but rarely attended mass. She was the first Latin American author to receive a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945, "for her lyric poetry which, inspired by powerful emotions, has made her name a symbol of the idealistic aspirations of the entire Latin American world". Some central themes in her poems are nature, betrayal, love, a mother's love, sorrow and recovery, travel, and Latin American identity as formed from a mixture of Native American and European influences. She also wrote an immense body of prose, about 800 articles that circulated throughout the Spanish-speaking world, on a range of topics: geography, education, profiles of her fellow writers, politics, and more. Her image is featured on the 5,000 Chilean peso banknote.
