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Ruben Palma

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Ruben Palma (Santiago, Chile 1954) is a Chilean-born Danish writer.

Life

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Rubén Palma was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1954.[1] He left Chile in 1973 immediately after the coup.[2] Since 1974, he has resided in Denmark where he became Danish citizen. In 1985, he started to write in Danish, a language he adopted as means of literary expression.[3]

Palma is a member of the Danish Author's Society and has worked for the Danish Red Cross since 1985.[1]

Ruben Palma has published a number of fictional works in diverse genres. A collection of short stories, The trail we leave, initially in Danish, was printed in the United States in 2004 by Curbstone Press. His most recent volumes include a book of poems in Danish (2006) and a chamber opera in Danish and English.

Work

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(Narrative)

  • Letter to Denmark (Brevet til Danmark)1989. Hjulet editors.330 pgs. Denmark
  • The lost ghost (Spøgelse på afveje)
  • Meeting with Denmark (Møder med Danmark) Hjulet editors.140 pgs. Denmark
  • The Trail We Leave. Curbstone Press. 200 pgs. California. USA. 2004

(Plays)

  • To the Flesh—To the Heart
  • The Trade(Byttehandelen)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rubén Palma". Lannan Foundation. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  2. ^ Patterson, Anna (2005-05-01). "Ruben Palma. Fra lufthavn til lufthavn og andre invandrefortaellinger". World Literature Today. 79 (2): 97–98.
  3. ^ "PALMA'S `TRAIL'". Hartford Courant. 2004-11-04. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
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