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Eduardo Chirinos

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Eduardo Chirinos
Born(1960-04-04)April 4, 1960
DiedFebruary 17, 2016(2016-02-17) (aged 55)
EducationPontifical Catholic University of Peru (Bachelor's degree)
Rutgers University (PhD)
OccupationsProfessor of literature at the University of Montana, poet
AwardsPremio Casa de América de Poesía Americana

Eduardo Alejandro Chirinos Arrieta (4 April 1960 – 17 February 2016) was a Peruvian professor of literature at the University of Montana, and a poet. He received the Premio Casa de América de Poesía Americana in 2001.

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Eduardo Chirinos was born in Lima, in 1960. He studied Hispanic linguistics, acquiring a bachelor's degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, and a PhD in literature at Rutgers University.[citation needed]

He was a professor in the department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures at the University of Montana, specializing in Latin American Literature, Modernism, Avant-Garde, Spanish and Latin American Contemporary Poetry.[1][2]

References

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  1. "University of Montana website". Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  2. "Falleció Eduardo Chirinos, destacado poeta peruano". El Comercio (in Spanish). 19 February 2016.
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