Ana María Shua
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Ana María Shua is an Argentine
writer who has published over eighty books in numerous genres including: novels, short stories, micro fiction
, poetry, drama, children's literature
, books of humor and Jewish folklore, anthologies, film scripts, journalistic articles, and essays. Her writing has been translated into many languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Korean, Japanese, Bulgarian, and Serbian. Her stories appear in anthologies throughout the world. She has received numerous national and international awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship
, and is one of Argentina’s premier living writers. She is particularly known in the Spanish-speaking world on both sides of the Atlantic as “the Queen of the Microstory.”
and obtained a master's degree in Arts and Literature. During the last military dictatorship in Argentina, often called the National Reorganization Process
, she was exiled to France where she worked for the Spanish magazine Cambio 16
. Once back in Argentina, she published her first novel, entitled Soy paciente, in 1980, for which she won an award given by Losada publishing house. In 1984, she published La sueñera, a collection of micro fiction
, a genre she would keep practicing on the following years, and that made her one of the most distinguished representatives on the genre. She has worked as a journalist, a publicist, and a screenwriter, adapting some of her writings. She has also written books for children, for which she received some international awards.
Argentina
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writer who has published over eighty books in numerous genres including: novels, short stories, micro fiction
Flash fiction
Flash fiction is a style of fictional literature or fiction of extreme brevity. There is no widely accepted definition of the length of the category...
, poetry, drama, children's literature
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
, books of humor and Jewish folklore, anthologies, film scripts, journalistic articles, and essays. Her writing has been translated into many languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Korean, Japanese, Bulgarian, and Serbian. Her stories appear in anthologies throughout the world. She has received numerous national and international awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
, and is one of Argentina’s premier living writers. She is particularly known in the Spanish-speaking world on both sides of the Atlantic as “the Queen of the Microstory.”
Biography
Shua published her first book on poetry, El sol y yo, when she was 16 years old, in 1967, for which she received the Honor Strip given by the Argentine Society of Writers. She studied at the University of Buenos AiresUniversity of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires is the largest university in Argentina and the largest university by enrollment in Latin America. Founded on August 12, 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires, it consists of 13 faculties, 6 hospitals, 10 museums and is linked to 4 high schools: Colegio Nacional de Buenos...
and obtained a master's degree in Arts and Literature. During the last military dictatorship in Argentina, often called the National Reorganization Process
National Reorganization Process
The National Reorganization Process was the name used by its leaders for the military government that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. In Argentina it is often known simply as la última junta militar or la última dictadura , because several of them existed throughout its history.The Argentine...
, she was exiled to France where she worked for the Spanish magazine Cambio 16
Cambio 16
Cambio 16 is a general Spanish language magazine published in Spain by "Group 16". It was established on 22 September 1971 and played an important media role during the Spanish political transition from the Francisco Franco dictatorship to democracy....
. Once back in Argentina, she published her first novel, entitled Soy paciente, in 1980, for which she won an award given by Losada publishing house. In 1984, she published La sueñera, a collection of micro fiction
Flash fiction
Flash fiction is a style of fictional literature or fiction of extreme brevity. There is no widely accepted definition of the length of the category...
, a genre she would keep practicing on the following years, and that made her one of the most distinguished representatives on the genre. She has worked as a journalist, a publicist, and a screenwriter, adapting some of her writings. She has also written books for children, for which she received some international awards.
Novel
- Soy paciente (Patient, 1980)
- Los amores de Laurita (1984)
- El libro de los recuerdos (The book of memories, 1994)
- La muerte como efecto secundario (Death as a side effect, 1997)
- El peso de la tentación (2007)
Short story Collections
- Los días de pesca (1981)
- Viajando se conoce gente (1988)
- Como una buena madre (2001)
- Historias verdaderas (2004)
Microfiction Collections
- La sueñera (1984)
- Casa de geishas (1992)
- Botánica del caos (2000)
- Temporada de fantasmas (Ghost season, 2004)
- Cazadores de Letras (2009)
- Microfictions (2009)
- Quick fix (2008)
- Fenómenos de circo
Children's books
- La batalla de los elefantes y los cocodrilos (1988)
- La fábrica del terror (1991), Honor List Award by the International Board on Books for Young PeopleInternational Board on Books for Young PeopleThe International Board on Books for Young People is a non-profit organization based in Switzerland committed to bringing books and children together.-History:...
- La puerta para salir del mundo (1992)
- Cuentos judíos con fantasmas y demonios (1994)
- Ani salva a la perra Laika (1996)
- Historia de un cuento (1998)
- Cuentos con magia (1999)
- La luz mala (2000)
- Los monstruos del Riachuelo (2001)
- Planeta miedo (2002)
- Su primera zanahoria (2005)
- Un ciervo muy famoso (2005)
Humorous fiction
- El marido argentino promedio (1991)
- Risas y emociones en la cocina judía (2003)