Mario Bahamonde

Mario Bahamonde Silva (1910–1979) was a Chilean poet, critic, short story writer and teacher. He was born in Taltal. He was the rector of the Liceo de Antofagasta. He was recognized as a key literary figure in the north of Chile, and wrote several books about the region and its arts and culture.

He died in Antofagasta.

Selected works
• Tres cuentos del norte, 1943

• Pampa volcada, stories, 1945

• De cuan lejos viene el tiempo, stories, 1951

• Huella rota, short novel, 1955

• Puerto de embarque, short novel, 1955

• A la vida, poetry, 1956

• Antofagasta, pasion y poesia, 1961

• Antologia de la poesia nortina, 1966

• Guia de la produccion intelectual nortina, 1971

• Pampinos y salitreros, essay, 1973

• Derroteros y cangalla, stories, 1978

• El caudillo de Copiapo, novel, 1978

• Diccionaio de voces del norte de Chile, 1979

• Gente de greda o los ceremoniales del tiempo, novel, 1981