Honorable Exiles

A Chilean Woman in the Twentieth Century

von Lillian Tagle, Lillian L. de Tagle

232 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Lillian Lorca de Tagle is living proof of women's progress in the twentieth century. Born into a privileged, yet circumscribed world in 1914 as the daughter of a wealthy Chilean diplomat, she became a translator and journalist at a time when few women of her class held jobs. Ordered into exile in the United States by her disapproving mother, she became a successful reporter, translator, and editor, while raising two daughters as a single working mother.In this beautifully written memoir, de Tagle looks back over a fascinating, cosmopolitan life. She describes how her upbringing in various European capitals prepared her for a life of continual change. She remembers the restrictions that upper class Chilean society placed on women and how these ultimately propelled her to a career in the United States that included an editorship at AmÉricas magazine and work for the State Department, as well as a series of posts with the USIA/Voice of America.Woven throughout her memoir are vivid glimpses of family, friends, husbands, and lovers, including the artist Roberto Matta. This spicy blend of personalities, work, and culture tells a quintessential coming-of-age story of a thoroughly modern woman.

• Reihe: University of Texas Press
• ISBN: 9780292716094
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.2000
• Größe: 230 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Univ of Chicago behalf of University of Texas
• Herausgegeben von: Chris Lucas