title: Mario Bahamonde
text: # Mario Bahamonde
  
  Mario Bahamonde Silva (1910–1979) was a Chilean poet, critic, short story writer and teacher. He was born in Taltal. He was the rector of the Liceo de Antofagasta. He was recognized as a key literary figure in the north of Chile, and wrote several books about the region and its arts and culture.
  
  He died in Antofagasta.
  
  ## Selected works
  
  * Tres cuentos del norte, 1943
  * Pampa volcada, stories, 1945
  * De cuan lejos viene el tiempo, stories, 1951
  * Huella rota, short novel, 1955
  * Puerto de embarque, short novel, 1955
  * A la vida, poetry, 1956
  * Antofagasta, pasion y poesia, 1961
  * Antologia de la poesia nortina, 1966
  * Guia de la produccion intelectual nortina, 1971
  * Pampinos y salitreros, essay, 1973
  * Derroteros y cangalla, stories, 1978
  * El caudillo de Copiapo, novel, 1978
  * Diccionaio de voces del norte de Chile, 1979
  * Gente de greda o los ceremoniales del tiempo, novel, 1981
  