Lina Meruane

Chilean writer
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Lina Meruane was born on September 20, 1970, in Santiago.[1] She is a writer, journalist, and university teacher.[2][3][4]

Lina Meruane

Summary

Lina Meruane is a human[1]. Born in Santiago[2], she… she was born on September 20, 1970[3]. She worked as a writer[4], journalist[5], and university teacher[6]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month, #7,246 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Lina Meruane's place of birth was Santiago[2].
  • Lina Meruane was born on September 20, 1970[3].
  • Lina Meruane held citizenship in Chile[8].
  • Lina Meruane held citizenship in Palestine[9].
  • Spanish was Lina Meruane's native language[10].
  • Lina Meruane's professions included writer[4].
  • Lina Meruane worked as a journalist[5].
  • Lina Meruane's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Lina Meruane's field of work was creative and professional writing[11].
  • Lina Meruane's field of work was prose[12].
  • Lina Meruane's field of work was journalism[13].
  • Lina Meruane's field of work was Chilean literature[14].
  • Lina Meruane's field of work was Latin American literature[15].
  • Among Lina Meruane's employers was New York University[16].
  • Lina Meruane was educated at New York University[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Lina Meruane is Seeing Red[18].
  • Lina Meruane received the Anna Seghers Prize[19].
  • Lina Meruane received the Guggenheim Fellowship[20].
  • Lina Meruane received the National Council of Culture and the Arts[21].
  • Lina Meruane received the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship[22].
  • Lina Meruane received the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize[23].
  • Lina Meruane received the German Academic Exchange Service[24].
  • Lina Meruane is recorded as female[25].
  • Lina Meruane's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Lina Meruane's Commons category is recorded as Lina Meruane[27].

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Origins and Family

Lina Meruane was born in Santiago[2]. She was born on September 20, 1970[3]. Spanish was her native language[10].

Education

Lina Meruane was educated at New York University[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], journalist[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include creative and professional writing[11], an academic discipline[28]; prose[12], a literary form[29]; journalism[13], an industry[30]; Chilean literature[14], a sub-set of literature[31], in Chile[32]; and Latin American literature[15], a sub-set of literature[33]. Lina Meruane was employed by New York University[16].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Lina Meruane is Seeing Red[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Anna Seghers Prize[19], a literary award[34], in German Democratic Republic[35]; Guggenheim Fellowship[20], a fellowship grant[36], in United States[37], founded in 1925[38]; National Council of Culture and the Arts[21], a government agency[39], in Chile[40], founded in 2003[41], headquartered in Edificio del Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio[42]; National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship[22], a fellowship grant[43]; Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize[23], a literary award[44], in Mexico[45]; and German Academic Exchange Service[24], a nonprofit organization[46], in Germany[47], founded in 1925[48], headquartered in Bonn[49].

Why It Matters

Lina Meruane ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month, #7,246 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

Where was Lina Meruane born?

Born in Santiago[2], Lina Meruane…

What did Lina Meruane do for work?

Lina Meruane worked as writer[4], journalist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Lina Meruane go to school?

Lina Meruane was educated at New York University[17].

What awards did Lina Meruane receive?

Honors received include Anna Seghers Prize[19], Guggenheim Fellowship[20], National Council of Culture and the Arts[21], and National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship[22].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [26] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . Latin American Women Writers: an Encyclopedia. Retrieved . clarin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . arts.gov. Retrieved . arts.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . hablemosescritoras.com. Retrieved . hablemosescritoras.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [18] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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