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Gabriela Mistral, 1941.
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Also Known As Lucila Godoy Alcayaga
Born April 7, 1889 • Chile
Died January 10, 1957 (aged 67) • Hempstead • New York
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1945)
Notable Works “Desolación”

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