Marta Blanco

Marta Blanco (1938–2020), was a Chilean writer and journalist.

Early life
Blanco was born in 1938 in Viña del Mar.

Personal life
Blanco was married to Enrique Lafourcade. She was his second wife and they were together for seven years. He had been married to Chilean-born Canadian artist Maria Luisa Segnoret and he went on to marry Chilean painter Rossana Pizarro Garcia.

Books

 * The Generation Of The Leaves, Zig-Zag, 1965.
 * Everything Is A Lie, Editora Brocal, 1974 – contains 13 stories,
 * Bluegirl
 * The disappearance of Eleodoro
 * Gath & Chávez
 * Golden wedding
 * The general's feast
 * Roast chickens
 * A paper crown
 * Motel
 * The artist consoled
 * Presence
 * Maternity
 * Optical One: She thought she was thinking about it
 * Optics two: Mirage
 * For The Left Hand, Caos Ediciones, 1990; contains 12 stories,
 * Japanese Towels
 * Fueguina
 * Chu Yuan's iniquities
 * Walk
 * Flatterer
 * Moon that breaks
 * Dark honeysuckle affair
 * The Lord have mercy on Schtodt
 * The saccade of the nuns
 * The representative of the fourth part of the universe
 * By Eye
 * Interrogation by chosen people who know


 * Maradentro, Alfaguara, Santiago, 1997.
 * La Emperrada, Alfaguara, Santiago, 2001.
 * Whale Memory, Uqbar, Santiago, 2009

Awards

 * Story Contest of the magazine Paula 1975.
 * Story Contest of the magazine Paula 1980.
 * Cuentos de El Mercurio Award 1995.
 * Tales of El Mercurio Award 1997.
 * Erotic Tales Award 2005 (Caras magazine).
 * Critics Award 2009 (Círculo de Críticos de Arte de Chile) for Memory of whales.