Lastra, Pedro

Pedro Lastra was born in Chile in 1932. Poet and essayist, Lastra graduated from the University of Chile. Between 1966 and 1973 he served as the literary advisor to the University Press in Chile, where he founded and directed the Letras de América collection. From 1972 until 1994, Lastra was a professor in the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, where he is now Professor Emeritus.

From the description of Pedro Lastra collection of letters from South American writers, 1954-2002. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 234195726