Alia Trabucco Zerán (born 26 August 1983) is a

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an writer. She has an MFA in creative writing in Spanish from

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and a PhD in Spanish and Latin American studies from

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. Her debut novel ''La Resta'' (''The Remainder'') was critically acclaimed and won the 2014 Chilean Council for the Arts prize for Best Unpublished Literary Work. In 2015 it was chosen by '' El País'' as one of the ten best debut novels that year. It was translated into English by

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and published by

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in 2018. ''The Remainder'' was shortlisted for the 2019

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Books

* 2014: ''La Resta.'' Madrid: Demipage. **("''The Remainder.''" Translated by

, UK, (2019).

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, US (2019) ) *2020: "Las Homicidas." Madrid: Lumen. **("''When Women Kill: Four Crimes Retold.''" Translated by Sophie Hughes. And Other Stories, UK (2022), Coffee House Press, US (2022) )

References

External links

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A Bitter Pill
(short story) Translated by Sophie Hughes in

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. April, 2019. *
An Interview with Man Booker International Shortlisters Alia Trabucco Zerán and Sophie Hughes
(interview) Translated by Susannah Greenblatt in

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