Renato Cisneros (born 1976,

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...

) is a journalist and writer. He is the son of the politician Luis Cisneros Vizquerra. He studied at the University of Lima and the

University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida. , the university enrolled 19,096 students in 12 colleges and schools across nearly 350 academic majors and programs, incl ...

. He began his literary career as a poet, publishing his first volume of verse titled ''Ritual de los prójimos'' in 1999. He has also published four novels, including ''La distancia que nos separa'' (2015), which was a bestseller in Peru. The book won the 2017 Prix Transfuge du Meilleur Roman de Littérature HispaniqueIsabel Contreras. «Les prix du magazine "Transfuge" de la rentrée littéraire 2017»
''Transfuge'' 2017-08-31 (in French) and was nominated for the Second

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Biannual Award and for the Prix Médicis. It has been translated in English by Fionn Petch for Charco Press. Cisneros is also a regular contributor to print and broadcast media.

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* University of Lima alumni University of Miami alumni Peruvian writers 1976 births Living people Peruvian poets Writers from Lima Peruvian journalists Peruvian male journalists {{Peru-writer-stub