Date of Birth | 12-November-1941 | |
Place of Birth |
Montevideo (Uruguay, Montevideo Department) |
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Nationality | Uruguay, Spain | |
Also know as | Cristina Rossi | |
Profession | Writer, Novelist | |
Cristina Peri Rossi is an Uruguayan novelist, poet, translator, and author of short stories. Considered a leading light of the post-1960s period of prominence of the Latin-American novel, she has written more than 37 works. She was born in Montevideo, Uruguay but was exiled in 1972, and moved to Spain, where she became a citizen in 1975. As of 2005 she lives in Barcelona, where she continues to write fiction and work as a journalist. She studied at the University of the Republic. |
Awards by Cristina Peri Rossi |
Check all the awards nominated and won by Cristina Peri Rossi. |