Liliana Colanzi Serrate (born 1981) is a

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n writer.

Life

Colanzi was born in

Santa Cruz, Bolivia Santa Cruz de la Sierra (; "Holy Cross of the Mountain Range"), commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the largest city in Bolivia and the capital of the Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia), Santa Cruz department. Situated on the Pirai River (Bolivia), P ...

, in 1981, and studied at the

Private University of Santa Cruz de la Sierra Private University of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a private University in Bolivia. Alumni include Brenda Boral, Luis Fernando Camacho Luis Fernando Camacho Vaca (born 15 February 1979) is a Boliv ...

(UPSA) and the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

. She obtained a doctorate in Comparative Literature from

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...

, where she now teaches. She is the author of three collections of short stories: ''Vacaciones permanentes'' (2010), ''La ola'' (2014), and ''Nuestro mundo muerto'' (2016), the last of which has been translated into English by Jessica Sequeira. In 2017, Colanzi was named as one of the Bogota39, a selection of the best young writers in Latin America.

References

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