Max Jara

Maximiliano Jara Troncoso Hollow (born August 21, 1886 in Yerbas Buenas; died July 6, 1965 in Santiago), better known as Max Jara, was a Chilean poet. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1956.

He studied medicine at the University of Chile. He worked as a secretary at the university, where he became an administrative deputy manager. He also worked at the newspapers El Mercurio and El Diario Ilustrado in Santiago.

References

• Article at Chile.com
• Article at Icarito (R)
• Article at Memoria Chilena

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Name	Jara, Max
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Date of birth	August 21, 1886
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Date of death	July 6, 1965
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