Cristina peri rossi biography of rory

Uruguayan novelist, poet, translator, and author of short stories

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peri and the second or maternal family name is Rossi.

Cristina Peri Rossi (born 12 November 1941) is a Uruguayannovelist, 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 has been a pioneer and one of the female authors associated to the Latin American Boom.

Peri Rossi has lived in Barcelona since 1972, after a civic-military dictatorship was established in Uruguay and censored her works.

Cristina peri rossi biography of rory

She has translated into Spanish authors such as Clarice Lispector and Monique Wittig. She has worked for several newspapers and media agencies such as Diario 16, El Periódico and Agencia EFE.

Peri Rossi won the Miguel de Cervantes Prize in 2021,^[1] the most prestigious literary award in th