Javier F. Campos (born 1947) is a Chilean writer and professor of Latin American Literature, Hispanic Film, Popular Culture, Politics, Culture Studies related to Latin America at

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, USA. Campos is a regular columnist for El Mostrador, a Latin American newspaper. He writes about several issues including social, politic and culture issues in

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, and

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in the United States of America. Campos also writes for Sociedad & Conocimiento, a magazine from Department of Economic at the Universidad Central de Chile.

Short biography

Campos was born in

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. He has published a novel, Los Saltimbanquis, 1999, and four books of poetry: The Last Photographs (1981), The City in Flames (1986), Forgotten Letters of the Astronaut (1991). Forgotten Letters of the Astronaut won first Prize for Hispanic Poetry in EE.UU in 1991, Letras de Oro. In 1990 Campos was finalist in Casa de las Americas,

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journal dedicated a chapbook in translation into German of Campos’ poetry. In December 2002 Campos won the first prize of poetry, long poem category, in the International Award. Juan Rulfo, Radio France International, for his poem entitled "Los Gatos." In 2003 he published his first of short stories collection, about “

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” in USA, The woman who look like Sharon Stone. This book got a Second Award in August 2004 for the best short story book published in Chile during 2003. Read here some shorstories: La mujer que se parecía a Sharon Stone https://web.archive.org/web/20050507080355/http://www.rileditores.cl/articulo/Articulo.do?m=ver&idArticulo=1069168718101 Finally, Campos received a prize for his new book of poetry in the CHICANO/LATINO LITERARY PRIZE,

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in October 2005.

References

External links

Fairfield University HomepageJavier Campos Poetry on Lanzallamas.com
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20040222203632/http://www.letras.s5.com/campos231003.htm "Cartas de Campos," Review by Profesor Grínor Rojo from University of Chilebr>escritura: un espacio para el tránsito," Review by Carmen Foxley, professor
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