Honorable Exiles - A Chilean Woman in the Twentieth Century

Klappentext Lillian Lorca de Tagle is living proof of women's progress in the twentieth century. Born into a privileged, yet circumscribed world in 1914 as the daughter of a wealthy Chilean diplomat, she became a translator and journalist at a time when few women of her class held jobs. Ordered into exile in the United States by her disapproving mother, she became a successful reporter, translator, and editor, while raising two daughters as a single working mother.In this beautifully written memoir, de Tagle looks back over a fascinating, cosmopolitan life. She describes how her upbringing in various European capitals prepared her for a life of continual change. She remembers the restrictions that upper class Chilean society placed on women and how these ultimately propelled her to a career in the United States that included an editorship at AmÉricas magazine and work for the State Department, as well as a series of posts with the USIA/Voice of America.Woven throughout her memoir are vivid glimpses of family, friends, husbands, and lovers, including the artist Roberto Matta. This spicy blend of personalities, work, and culture tells a quintessential coming-of-age story of a thoroughly modern woman. Zusammenfassung The memoir of a Chilean translator and journalist.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Lillian L. de Tagle, Lillian Lorca De Tagle, Lillian Tagle
• Mitarbeit: Joy Billington (Herausgeber), Chris Lucas (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: University Of Texas Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.03.2000
• EAN: 9780292716094
• ISBN: 978-0-292-71609-4
• Seiten: 231
• Serie: University of Texas Press
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Briefe, Tagebücher; Sachbuch > Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft > Biographien, Autobiographien; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Medien, Kommunikation > Journalistik