Magdalena Petit
Magdalena Petit Marfán | |
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 Magdalena Petit on Las Terrazas Beach rocks, Pichilemu, 1918. | |
| Born | Magdalena Petit 1903 Peñaflor, Chile |
| Died | 1968 (aged 64–65) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Period | 1932-1965 |
| Genre | Drama, Biography |
Magdalena Petit Marfán (1903 in Peñaflor, Chile – 1968) was a Chilean 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 Santiago Municipal Literature Award.
She died in 1968, because of an accidental fall at home.
External links
- Biography on Memoria Chilena (in Spanish)