Joaquín Edwards Bello

Joaquín Edwards Bello (; 10 May 1887–19 February 19 1968) was a Chilean writer and journalist of British descent.

Life Joaquín Edwards Bello was born on the 10 May 1887, in Valparaíso to Ana Luisa Bello Rozas and Joaquín Edwards Garriga. Edwards studied at The Mackay School and later at the . To complete his education, his family decided in 1904 to send him to Europe. Edwards' first novel, El inútil (The Useless One would be the translation), generated such reactions in Santiago that he emigrated to Brazil for some time. The main character was Eduardo Briset Lacerda, a rich young man with social conscience, like Edwards.

Edward Bello was a strong supporter of the National Socialist Movement of Chile.

Suffering from Hemiparesis, Edwards Bello shot himself in 1968.

Awards Atenea Award, University of Concepción (1932) Premio Marcial Martínez (1934) Premio Nacional de Literatura de Chile (1943) National Prize for Journalism (1959) Decoration Hijo Ilustre de Valparaíso (1958)