María Negroni
Encyclopedia
María Negroni is an Argentinian poet
, essayist, novelist and translator.
She graduated from Columbia University
, with a PhD in Latin American Literature.
She teaches at Sarah Lawrence College
. She was a visiting professor at New York University
, in 2008.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, essayist, novelist and translator.
She graduated from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, with a PhD in Latin American Literature.
She teaches at Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college in the United States, and a leader in progressive education since its founding in 1926. Located just 30 minutes north of Midtown Manhattan in southern Westchester County, New York, in the city of Yonkers, this coeducational college offers...
. She was a visiting professor at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, in 2008.
Awards
- International Prize for Essay Writing from Siglo XXI
- 2002 PEN Award for best book of poetry in translation, for Islandia
- 2000-2001 Octavio Paz Fellowship for Poetry
- 1997 Argentine National Book Award, for El viaje de la noche
- 1994 Guggenheim Fellowships
Works
- De tanto desolar Libros de Tierra Firme, 1985
- La jaula bajo el trapo, (1991); Editorial Cuarto Propio, 1999, ISBN 9789562601511
- El viaje de la noche Lumen, 1994, ISBN 9788426427816
- Night Journey, Translator Anne Twitty, Princeton University Press, 2002, ISBN 9780691090986
- Diario Extranjero Pequena Venecia, 2000, ISBN 9789806315792
- La ineptitud Alción Editora, 2002
- Islandia (1994)
- Islandia: a poem, Translator Anne Twitty, Station Hill / Barrytown, Ltd., 2001, ISBN 9781886449152
Essays
- Ciudad gótica Bajo la Luna Nueva, 1994, ISBN 9789879930281; Bajo la Luna, 2007, ISBN 9789879108352
- El testigo lúcido: la obra de sombra de Alejandra Pizarnik, Beatriz Viterbo Editora, 2003, ISBN 9789508451385
- Museo negro, Grupo Editorial Norma, 1999, ISBN 9789879334119
- Galería fantástica, Siglo XXI, 2009, ISBN 9786070300776
Novels
- El sueño de Ursula Seix Barral, 1998, ISBN 9789507311956
- La anunciación Emecé Editores / Seix Barral, 2007, ISBN 9789507315411
External links
- "Maria Negroni", Sarah Lawrence magazine, Sophia Kelley, Fall 2009
- "Hell Has Many Mouths", Center for the Art of Translation, translated by Michelle Gil-Montero
- "Where Fears are Plumed like Pheasants", Center for the Art of Translation, translated by Michelle Gil-Montero