Daniela Tarazona (born 1975) is a Mexican writer and journalist. She is the winner of the 2022 Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize.
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| Born | 1975 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | writer |
Early life and education edit
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]
Career edit
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]
Works edit
Novels edit
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References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Daniela Tarazona". Enciclopedia de la Literatura en México. 2021. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ a b c d e "The Animal on the Rock". Asymptote. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ a b "Daniela Tarazona". Los 25 secretos mejor guardados de América Latina. Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara FIL. 2011. p. 135.
- ^ a b c d Saiz, Eva (2022-11-03). "Daniela Tarazona: "La locura en las mujeres tiene una carga brutal de condena"". El País (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ a b c d Herrero, Lorenzo (2022-11-08). "Daniela Tarazona, Premio de Literatura Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 2022 - Publishers Weekly en Español". Publishers Weekly en Español (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ a b "Daniela Tarazona, ganadora del Premio de Literatura Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 2022". Universidad de Guadalajara. 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "Obra publicada de Daniela Tarazona". Enciclopedia de la Literatura en México. Retrieved 2023-08-03.