Luis Sepúlveda
Chilean writer (1949–2020)
Luis Sepúlveda Calfucura (October 4, 1949 – April 16, 2020) was a Chilean writer and journalist.[1]
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| Born | October 4, 1949 |
| Died | April 16, 2020 (aged 70) |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, journalist |
In 1988 he won the Tigre Juan Award for his novel Un viejo que leía novelas de amor,[2] and in 2009 he won the Premio Primavera de Novela for his novel La sombra de lo que fuimos.[3]
On March 1, 2020, he was confirmed as the first man in the Asturias, Spain infected by COVID-19, following travel in Portugal.[4] He died from the infection on April 16, 2020.[5]
References
change- ↑ "Luis Sepúlveda", biografyasvidas.com/ Retrieved 6 August 2016
- ↑ "El Ayuntamiento suprime el premio Tigre Juan por culpa de la crisis" [The Council Cancels the Tigre Juan Award Due to the Crisis]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Oviedo. EFE. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ↑ "Entrevista con Luis Sepúlveda: Premio Primavera de Novela por 'La sombra de lo que fuimos'", El País, 3 April 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2016
- ↑ "El escritor chileno Luis Sepúlveda, primer afectado por coronavirus en Asturias", El País, 1 March 2020.
- ↑ El escritor chileno Luis Sepúlveda muere con coronavirus en Oviedo (in Spanish)
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