Magdalena Petit Marfán (1903 in

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– 1968) was a

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an writer, notable for her popular novels ''La Quintrala'', ''Los Pincheira'' and ''Los Hijos del Caleuche'', inter alias. Also she wrote theater pieces, essays and biographies. She was a recipient of the

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. She died in 1968, because of an accidental fall at home.

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Biography on Memoria Chilena
Chilean people of French descent 1903 births 1968 deaths 20th-century Chilean women writers Chilean women novelists 20th-century Chilean novelists {{Chile-writer-stub