Elsa Bornemann (February 20, 1952 - May 24, 2013)
[ was an ]Argentine
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children's writer who was a doctor of the Arts, polyglot and composer. Her books have been translated into many languages, including Braille
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.
Biography
Elsa Bornemann was born in the Parque Patricios
Parque Patricios is a ''barrio'' located on the southern side of Buenos Aires, Argentina belonging to the fourth ''comuna''.
Parque Patricios underwent a transformation during the beginning of the 1900s. The government moved the main slaughterhou ...
neighborhood of Buenos Aires
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to Wilhelm Karl Henri Bornemann and Blancanieves Fernández. She was a teacher, having received her degree in the University of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public university, public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the premier institution of higher learning in the country and one o ...
.
During the 1976-83 National Reorganization Process
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, her book ''Un elefante ocupa mucho espacio'' was censored and banned. The same story was featured on the Honor list of the Hans Christian Andersen Award
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, the first Argentine to be recognized in such a manner.
Edited books
*''Un elefante ocupa mucho espacio''
*''El libro de los chicos enamorados''
*''Queridos monstruos''
*''Los desmaravilladores''
*''Disparatario''
*''Los Grendelines''
*''Sol de noche''
*''Corazonadas''
*''No hagan olas''
*''¡Socorro! Doce cuentos para caerse de miedo''
*''El último mago''
*''Lisa de los paraguas''
*''El niño envuelto''
*''Mil grullas''
*''Un amor disparatado''
*''Cuadernos de un delfín''
Awards and distinctions
*Faja de Honor de la Sociedad Argentina de Escritores (1972)
*San Francisco de Asís Award (1977)
*"Alicia Moreau de Justo" Award (1985)
*Special Mention in the National Award of Children's Literature (1986)
*Honor Roll of the Hans Christian Andersen Award (1976)
* Platinum Konex Award (1994)
See also
* Lists of writers
References
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1952 births
2013 deaths
Argentine children's writers
Argentine women writers
Argentine people of German descent
Argentine women children's writers
Writers from Buenos Aires