▁ ▁She ▁began ▁to ▁have ▁success ▁publishing ▁short ▁stories , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁pro l ific ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁mag az ines , ▁including ▁the ▁journal ▁At ane a ▁and ▁her ▁own ▁column ▁" Al ▁Pas ar " ▁in ▁the ▁magazine ▁Mar gar ita . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁she ▁became ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁children ' s ▁story ▁collections ▁Med all ones ▁de ▁sol ▁and ▁Med all ones ▁de ▁l una . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁her ▁story ▁" La ▁pue bla " ▁( l ater ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁collection ▁La ▁c ita ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁anth ologies ) ▁won ▁the ▁Mar iano ▁L ator re ▁Prize ▁for ▁Fol kt ales . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁her ▁anth ologies ▁É r ase ▁una ▁am ap ol ita ▁and ▁La ▁cas ita ▁de ▁crist al ▁were ▁also ▁popular . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁her ▁stories ▁were ▁fol kt ales ▁set ▁in ▁Chile ' s ▁northern ▁region ▁and ▁touched ▁on ▁conditions ▁of ▁pover ty , ▁violence , ▁and ▁in just ice . ▁Al onso ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁most ▁distinguished ▁writers ▁about ▁rural ▁life , ▁and ▁her ▁stories ▁were ▁collected ▁in ▁many ▁books . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Nov els ▁ ▁An cl as ▁en ▁la ▁ciudad ▁( 1 9 4 1 ) ▁ ▁Short ▁story ▁collections ▁ ▁G le ba ▁( 1 9 3 6 ) ▁ ▁Pro ven a ▁(