Miguel Arteche

Miguel Salinas Arteche
Born4 June 1926
Nueva Imperial, Cautín Province, Chile
Died22 July 2012 (aged 86)
Santiago, Santiago Province, Chile, Chile

Miguel Salinas Arteche (4 June 1926 – 22 July 2012),[1] best known as Miguel Arteche, the name he adopted after legally reversing his maternal and paternal surnames in 1972, was a Chilean poet and novelist. He was born in Nueva Imperial, Cautín, 9th Region, on June 4, 1926, but spent most of his adult life in Santiago, Chile working as an academic. He was also awarded government positions, both in Chile and abroad. His writings appeared first in the Anthology of the Generation of 1950, compiled by Enrique Lafourcade, a well-known Chilean writer.

  1. ^ "Memoria Chilena - Miguel Arteche (1926-2012) - Presentación". Memoriachilena.cl. Retrieved 2012-08-28.