Call Number:

C1170

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 1 box
• 0.2 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Enrique Lihn Collection, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1965-2006 (inclusive) and 1966 (bulk)

Creator:

Lihn, Enrique

Form:

Correspondence -- 20th century, Manuscripts, Chilean -- 20th century., and photographs -- 20th century.

Abstract:

Consists primarily of letters written to Nathalie Waag by Enrique Lihn, a Chilean poet.

Born in Santiago, Chile, in 1929, Enrique Lihn was a popular poet and novelist. His published works include Poesía de paso (1966), La orquesta de cristal (1976), and Derechos de autor (1981). Lihn received several awards and honors in his lifetime, such as the 1966 Casa de las Américas prize for poetry for Poesía de paso, the Pedro de Oña prize and a municipal prize for La misiquilla de las pobres esferas, and fellowships from UNESCO and Guggenheim. Lihn died in Santiago in 1988.

The collection contains 30 letters written by Enrique Lihn to Nathalie Waag during their romantic involvement in 1965-1966, as well as one additional letter written in 1974. Also included are photographs of Lihn, Waag, and their respective children; typescripts of two poems by Lihn; and a pamphlet bearing ballpoint pen sketches by Lihn.