Joaquín Edwards Bello

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Joaquín Edwards Bello (1887-1968) was a Chilean writer and journalist.

[edit] Early history

Edwards Bello was born in Valparaiso, one of the most important ports in Chile. His family, the Edwards, is still part of the most influential of the country. Joaquín studied at The Mackay School and later at the Liceo Eduardo de la Barra. To complete his education, his family decided to send him to Europe, en 1904. His first novel, [[El inútil]] (The Useless One would be the translation), generated reactions in Santiago. The main character was Eduardo Briset Lacerda, a rich young man with social conscience, like Edwards.