Marta Blanco

Marta Blanco, was a Chilean writer and journalist.

Early life

Blanco was born in Viña del Mar.

Personal life

Blanco was married to Enrique Lafourcade. She was his second wife and they were together for seven years. He had been married to Chilean-born Canadian artist Maria Luisa Segnoret and he went on to marry Chilean painter Rossana Pizarro Garcia.

Books

The Generation Of The Leaves, Zig-Zag, 1965.Everything ''Is A Lie, Editora Brocal, 1974 – contains 13 stories,

# Bluegirl
# The disappearance of Eleodoro
# Gath & Chávez
# Golden wedding
# The general's feast
# Roast chickens
# A paper crown
# Motel
# The artist consoled
# Presence
# Maternity
# Optical One: She thought she was thinking about it

# Optics two: MirageFor The Left Hand, Caos Ediciones, 1990; contains 12 stories,
# Japanese Towels
# Fueguina
# Chu Yuan's iniquities
# Walk
# Flatterer
# Moon that breaks
# Dark honeysuckle affair
# The Lord have mercy on Schtodt
# The saccade of the nuns
# The representative of the fourth part of the universe
# By Eye
# Interrogation by chosen people who knowMaradentro, Alfaguara, Santiago, 1997.La Emperrada, Alfaguara, Santiago, 2001.Whale Memory,'' Uqbar, Santiago, 2009

Awards

Story Contest of the magazine Paula 1975.
Story Contest of the magazine Paula 1980.
Cuentos de El Mercurio Award 1995.
Tales of El Mercurio Award 1997.
Erotic Tales Award 2005.
Critics Award 2009 for Memory of whales.