Karla Suárez (born October 28, 1969) is a Cuban writer.

Biography

Suárez was born on October 28, 1969, in

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and the organizers of the Bogotá World Book Capital selected Karla Suárez as part of the Bogotá39 for the most promising Latin American writers under the age of 39. In 2012, her novel ''Habana, año cero'' (''Havana, Year Zero'') won the Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-Monde and the award. In 2019, her short story "El pañuelo" ("The Handkerchief") won the 18th annual Julio Cortázar Award for Best Iberoamerican Story, awarded by the Cuban Book Institute,

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, and the

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. She also wrote the stories for a books of photos collections with the Italian photographer Francesco Gattoni: ''Cuba les chemins du hasard;'' ''Rome, par-delà les chemins''; and ''Grietas en las paredes'' with the Luxembourgish photographer Yvon Lambert. She earned scholarships in Cuba (Razón de Ser) and France (

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, Paris) Maison des Ecrivains Etrangers et Traducteurs, Saint-Nazaire; Agence Régionale pour l'Écrit et le Livre en Aquitanie, Bordeaux; and Clermont Communauté, Clermont-Ferrand. In 1999, she moved to Rome and then in 2004 to Paris. She has lived in Lisbon since 2010. She coordinates the Reading Club of Lisbon at El Instituto Cervantes and she is also Professor of Creative Writing at the Escuela de Escritores in Madrid.

Bibliography

Novels

:* 1999: ''Silencios'' (t: Silence). Spain, Lengua de Trapo, / RBA, 2002 / Punto de Lectura, 2008, . Cuba, Letras Cubanas, 2008. (Premio Lengua de Trapo, 1999). :* 2005: ''La viajera'' (t: The Traveller). Spain, Roca Editorial, . :* 2011: ''Habana año cero''. Cuba, Editorial UNION, . (Premio Carbet del Caribe, 2012 and Gran Premio del Libro Insular, 2012. Francia) :* 2017: ''El hijo del héroe''. Spain, Editorial COMBA . :*2021: Havana Year Zero. Charco Press (English translation by Christina MacSweeney)

Stories

:* 1999: ''Espuma'' (''Foam''). Cuba, Letras Cubanas, . Colombia, Norma, 2001, . :* 2001: ''Carroza para actores'' (''A Carriage for Actors''). Colombia, Norma, . :* 2007: ''Grietas en las paredes'' (Photos: Yvon Lambert) (''Cracks in the Walls''). Belgium, Husson, .

Book travel

:* 2007: ''Cuba les chemins du hasard'' (Photos: Francesco Gattoni) (''Cuba, The Paths of Chance''). France, Le bec en l'air, . :* 2014: ''Rome, par-delà les chemins'' (Photos: Francesco Gattoni). France, Editorial Le bec en l'air,

References

Sources

Editorial Lengua de Trapo

Editions Métailié

External links

Karla Suárez official web site
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