The Gabriela Mistral Foundation has announced the publication of the bilingual book "From Chile to the World: 70 years of Mistral's Nobel Prize/De Chile al Mundo: 70 años del Premio Nobel de Mistral" in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Gabriela Mistral's Nobel Prize in Literature.

Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet, diplomat, self-taught educator and feminist, was the first Latin American and the only Latin American woman to receive this award. The Nobel Prize in Literature 1945 was awarded to Gabriela Mistral "for her lyric poetry which, inspired by powerful emotions, has made her name a symbol of the idealistic aspirations of the entire Latin American world," according to the Nobel Peace Prize website.

In addition to the Nobel Prize, she was also awarded the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1951, and won the Juegos Florales, a national literary contest, for "Sonetos de la Muerte." Before her death in 1957 and posthumously, Mistral authored more than a dozen works, including "Sonetos de la muerte," "Lagar" and "Poema de Chile."

Marjorie Agosin and Gloria Garafulich-Grabois edited the publication on Mistral's life, which is bursting with poems, prose, special contributions, biographical text, archival information, photographs and references. The book highlights Mistral's literary humanitarian work, the enduring impact of her writing, and her forward thinking belief.

The project was made possible with the support of the Elqui Valley Foundation. Also, the profits from the non-for-profit 480-page publication will benefit projects and programs headed by the Gabriela Mistral Foundation, Inc.

The incredible book will be launched in the U.S. at a special event on Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. at the Art Museum of the Americas of the OAS in Washington, D.C. The Gabriela Mistral Foundation, the Elqui Valley Foundation, the Permanent Mission of Chile to the OAS, the Embassy of Chile to the United States and the Art Museum of the Americas will host the special event.

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