Honorable Exiles: A Chilean Woman in the Twentieth Century

By Lillian Lorca de Tagle

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 Am?ricas 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292716095
• ISBN13: 9780292716094
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"