Alia Trabucco Zerán (born 26 August 1983) is a Chilean writer.
Alia Trabucco Zerán | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alia Trabucco Zerán August 26, 1983 Santiago, Chile |
| Nationality | Chilean, Italian |
| Occupation | Author |
| Notable work | La Resta (The Remainder) |
She has an MFA in creative writing in Spanish from New York University and a PhD in Spanish and Latin American studies from University College London.
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novel La Resta (The Remainder) was critically acclaimed and won the 2014 Chilean Council for the Arts prize for Best Unpublished Literary Work.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.[1] It was translated into English by Sophie Hughes and published by And Other Stories in 2018. The Remainder was shortlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize.[2]
Her book When Women Kill was a finalist for the 2023 National Book Critics Circle award in criticism.[3] and winner of the 2022 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding. Her latest book is Limpia ("Clean").
Early life
editBorn in Santiago, Chile, her father is Sergio Trabucco, a filmmaker, her mother Faride Zerán, is the Former President of the National Television Council of Chile and is of Palestinian and Syrian descent.[4][5][6]
Books
edit- 2015: La Resta. Madrid: Demipage.
- (The Remainder. Translated by Sophie Hughes. UK: And Other Stories (2019). US: Coffee House Press (2019), ISBN 978-1-56689-550-7)
- 2019: Las Homicidas. Santiago: Lumen.
- (When Women Kill: Four Crimes Retold. Translated by Sophie Hughes. UK: And Other Stories (2022); US: Coffee House Press (2022), ISBN 978-1-91350-526-4)
- 2022: "Limpia". Santiago: Lumen.
References
edit- ^ Sabogal, Winston Manrique (2015-01-03). "Diez debutantes que descubrir". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ^ Cain, Sian (2019-04-09). "Man Booker International shortlist dominated by female authors and translators". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
- ^ Varno, David (2023-02-01). "NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR PUBLISHING YEAR 2022". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ Chile, C. N. N. "Escritora chilena es nominada al "Man Booker" 2019 que reconoce el mejor libro traducido en Reino Unido". CNN Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "Escritora Alia Trabucco Zerán - Mundo Al Damir" (in Spanish). 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "Profesora Faride Zerán fue elegida como hija ilustre de Puerto Natales". fau.uchile.cl. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ Berg, Laura van den (2024-10-15). "Book Review: 'Clean,' by Alia Trabucco Zerán". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Corrigan, Maureen (2024-10-17). "A housemaid is suspected of killing a child in 'Clean,' a novel about class and power". NPR. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Miranda, Carolina A. (2024-10-18). "The Domestic Thriller That Shatters Chilean Myths". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Clean by Alia Trabucco Zerán". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
External links
edit- "A Bitter Pill" (short story) Translated by Sophie Hughes in Words Without Borders. April, 2019.
- "An Interview with Man Booker International Shortlisters Alia Trabucco Zerán and Sophie Hughes" (interview) Translated by Susannah Greenblatt in Words Without Borders. May, 2019.
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