Benjamín Subercaseaux

Benjamín Subercaseaux Zañartu (1902–1973) was a

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and

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. He won the

Chilean National Prize for Literature {{Use dmy dates, date=October 2020 In Chile, the National Prize for Literature ''(Premio Nacional de Literatura)'' was created by Law No. 7,368 during the presidency of Juan Antonio Ríos on 8 November 1942. It consists of a lump-sum monetary pri ...

in 1963. Subercaseaux was the son of Benjamín Subercaseaux Browne and Ida Zañartu Luca. His father died shortly after his birth, and he was raised by his mother and his paternal grandmother, Juana Browne. He made his first visit to Europe in 1909 when he was seven years old, and during his stay visited several countries, including France. Upon returning to Chile, he focused on his studies. At the age of 16, Subercaseaux enrolled in the

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at the University of Santiago, but was conflicted about a medical career. He decided to move to Paris, and enrolled at the

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to study general

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. 1902 births 1973 deaths National Prize for Literature (Chile) winners Chilean people of French descent Chilean people of Basque descent Writers from Santiago Subercaseaux family {{chile-writer-stub