Eduardo Barrios was a Chilean writer and poet born in Valparaíso on October 25, 1884 and died in Santiago on September 13, 1963. Overview After his father's death, at the age of 5 his family moved to Lima until the age of 15. After high school he joined the Chilean Military School but quit before graduating as an officer. He spent much of his young adulthood travelling throughout Latin America doing a colorful array of jobs to earn a living. By 1915 he was back in Chile working for a variety of newspapers and magazines, including La Mañana, Zig Zag, revista Pacifico and revista Atenea. From 1925 to 1959 he held various positions in government, museums and the local Press. He was elected to the Chilean, Argentinian and the Brazilian Academy of Writers. He obtained the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1946. Bibliography Del natural, cuento, 1907 Mercedes en el tiempo, teatro, 1910 Lo que niega la vida y por el decoro, teatro, 1913 El niño que enloqueció de amor, novela, 1915 Vivir, teatro, 1916 Un Perdido, novela, 1917 Papá y mamá, cuento, 1920 El Hermano Asno, novela, 1922 Páginas de un pobre diablo, cuento, 1923 Y la vida sigue, novela, 1925 Tamarugal, novela 1944 Teatro escogido, 1947 Gran Señor y Rajadiablos, novela, 1948 Los Hombres del Hombre, 1950 References Further reading Davison, Ned J. (1971). Eduardo Barrios. Twayne Publishing External links escritores.cl 1884 births 1963 deaths Chilean male writers National Prize for Literature (Chile) winners Chilean expatriates in Peru