Gabriela Mistral

Nobel Prize in Literature 1945

“for her lyric poetry which, inspired by powerful emotions, has made her name a symbol of the idealistic aspirations of the entire Latin American world”

Gabriela Mistral was a poet. She received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945 for her lyric poetry, which inspired powerful emotions and made her name a symbol of the idealistic aspirations of the entire Latin American world.

Field

Literature · Creative Writing and Poetry

Lifespan

1889–1957