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Born | 1975 Mexico City, Mexico |
Occupation | writer |
Daniela Tarazona (born 1975) is a Mexican writer and journalist. She is the winner of the 2022 Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize.
Daniela Tarazona was born on 23 June 1975, in Mexico City, Mexico. [1] She studied Latin American literature at the Universidad Iberoamericana, [1] [2] where she wrote her thesis on Clarice Lispector's The Hour of the Star, [2] [3] then continued her education at the University of Salamanca. [1]
Tarazona published her first text when she was 26, in a supplement of the Excélsior. [4] She worked as editor-in-chief for the Hoja por hoja literary supplement of the Reforma. [1] She has also worked for such magazines as Letras Libres, Luvina, Crítica y Renacimiento, as well as weekly supplements of Milenio and Reforma. [1]
In 2006, she gained a Young Creators grant from FONCA, which helped her write her first novel, [3] El animal sobre la piedra (2008). [4] In 2011, she was included in a list of "The 25 Best Kept Secrets in Latin America" at the Guadalajara International Book Fair. [2] [5] [6] Her second novel, El beso de la liebre (2013) was shortlisted for the Casa de las Américas Prize. [2] In 2022, her novel Isla partida won the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize. [4] [5]
Her works have been translated into Italian, [1] English, French and Czech. [5] [6]
Daniela Tarazona | |
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Born | 1975 Mexico City, Mexico |
Occupation | writer |
Daniela Tarazona (born 1975) is a Mexican writer and journalist. She is the winner of the 2022 Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize.
Daniela Tarazona was born on 23 June 1975, in Mexico City, Mexico. [1] She studied Latin American literature at the Universidad Iberoamericana, [1] [2] where she wrote her thesis on Clarice Lispector's The Hour of the Star, [2] [3] then continued her education at the University of Salamanca. [1]
Tarazona published her first text when she was 26, in a supplement of the Excélsior. [4] She worked as editor-in-chief for the Hoja por hoja literary supplement of the Reforma. [1] She has also worked for such magazines as Letras Libres, Luvina, Crítica y Renacimiento, as well as weekly supplements of Milenio and Reforma. [1]
In 2006, she gained a Young Creators grant from FONCA, which helped her write her first novel, [3] El animal sobre la piedra (2008). [4] In 2011, she was included in a list of "The 25 Best Kept Secrets in Latin America" at the Guadalajara International Book Fair. [2] [5] [6] Her second novel, El beso de la liebre (2013) was shortlisted for the Casa de las Américas Prize. [2] In 2022, her novel Isla partida won the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize. [4] [5]
Her works have been translated into Italian, [1] English, French and Czech. [5] [6]