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Óscar Hahn

He was born in Iquique.

Also recorded as Oscar hahn

El poeta chileno Óscar Hahn , mayo de 2013

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Biography

Óscar Hahn is recorded as having received National Prize for Literature (Chile), Loewe Award and Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award. Óscar Hahn is recorded as writer, poet, literary critic, university teacher and literary scholar.

Óscar Hahn studied at University of Chile, University of Iowa and University of Maryland. The recorded working language is Spanish.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are poetry and essay.

Employment is recorded with University of Iowa and Library of Congress.

Work by Óscar Hahn is recorded in the collections of Memoria Chilena.

Distinctions recorded are National Prize for Literature (Chile), Loewe Award and Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award.

Catalogued output

Works

Their recorded dates run from 1949 to 1970.

Untitled, dated c.

  • Trilogía del amor

  • Palabras de un prefantasma

  • Sin cuenta

  • Die eisenbahn-transport-gefährdung nach [paragraph mark] 315, 316 RStGB. Und den entwurfen

  • Poemas sin fronteras

  • Estrellas fijas en un cielo blanco

  • Sonetos

  • Pena de vida

  • Movimiento perpetuo

  • Obra poética

  • Retrato hablado

  • Palabras sin fronteras

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  • Trilogía del amor

  • Palabras de un prefantasma

  • Sin cuenta

  • Die eisenbahn-transport-gefährdung nach [paragraph mark] 315, 316 RStGB. Und den entwurfen

  • Poemas sin fronteras

  • Estrellas fijas en un cielo blanco

  • Sonetos

  • Pena de vida

  • Movimiento perpetuo

  • Obra poética

  • Retrato hablado

  • Palabras sin fronteras

  • La primera oscuridad

  • Antología del cuento fantástico hispanoamericano siglo XX. Óscar Hahn

  • La suprema soledad

  • El pasajero de la lluvia

  • Los espejos comunicantes

  • Antología virtual

  • Archivo expiatorio

  • Apariciones profanas

  • Arte de morir

  • En una abrir y cerrar de ojos

  • Flor de enamorados

  • Mal de amor

A further 8 recorded entries stand behind this article and are held on the record.

Dated record

Life and career

Explore 1938–1970

  1. 1938

    Life

    Óscar Hahn was born in 1938 at Iquique.

  2. 1949

    Institution

    Sketchbook is dated 1949–50 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago.

  3. 1950

    Institution

    Aquarium, dated 1950, held by The Art Institute of Chicago.

  4. 1951

    Institution

    Still Life, dated 1951, held by The Art Institute of Chicago.

  5. 1970

    Institution

    Untitled is dated c. 1970 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago.

The full dated record · 5 entries
  1. 1938

    Óscar Hahn was born in 1938 at Iquique.

  2. 1949

    Sketchbook is dated 1949–50 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago.

  3. 1950

    Aquarium, dated 1950, held by The Art Institute of Chicago.

  4. 1951

    Still Life, dated 1951, held by The Art Institute of Chicago.

  5. 1970

    Untitled is dated c. 1970 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago.

Primary material

Documents and archives

Literature

Bibliography

Reescrituras de las Danzas de la Muerte en Óscar Hahn y Leopoldo María Panero, Anales de Literatura Hispanoamericana, 2017. ÓSCAR HAHN:, Palabras de un prefantasma.

  • ÓSCAR HAHN. IMÁGENES NUCLEARES Y OTROS POEMAS, Asia/AméricaLatina, 2021

  • Oscar Hahn

  • Flor de enamorados, Revista Chilena de Literatura, 2016

  • Oscar Hahn y el arte del soneto, Revista Chilena de Literatura, 2016

  • Segunda edición de "Mal de Amor" (Oscar Hahn), Revista Chilena de Literatura, 2016

A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Citations

References

Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.

Every cited source · 10
  1. 01

    Mirrors, Contradictions and Paradoxes in Los espejos comunicantes, by Óscar Hahn, Theory in Action, 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 02

    Open Library author record for Óscar Hahn (Internet Archive), 33 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 03

    Óscar Hahn, Selected Translations, 2021

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 04

    ÓSCAR HAHN:, Palabras de un prefantasma

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 05

    ÓSCAR HAHN. IMÁGENES NUCLEARES Y OTROS POEMAS, Asia/AméricaLatina, 2021

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 06

    Reescrituras de las Danzas de la Muerte en Óscar Hahn y Leopoldo María Panero, Anales de Literatura Hispanoamericana, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  7. 07

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 31 articles naming Óscar Hahn.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 08

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Óscar Hahn.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  9. 09

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q293375: Óscar Hahn

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  10. 10

    “Óscar Hahn”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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People, houses and institutions

Teachers, collaborators, publishers and institutions recorded against this person, each on a stated basis.

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Identity and origins. Óscar Hahn was recorded at birth as Óscar Arturo Hahn Garcés. The authorities additionally record the heading Oscar hahn. His recorded language was Spanish.

He was the child of Ralph Hahn Valdés and Enriqueta Garcés Sánchez.

Recognition and collections. Óscar Hahn received National Prize for Literature (Chile), Loewe Award and Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award.

Within the Encyclopedia. Óscar Hahn is connected to 2 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.

  • Work by Óscar Hahn is

    Memoria Chilena

  • In public collections

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