Paulina Flores
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Paulina Flores | |
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 At FILSA 2015 | |
| Born | 1988 (age 36–37) Santiago, Chile |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Awards | Santiago Municipal Literature Award (2016) |
Paulina Flores (born 1988) is a Chilean writer.
Biography
[edit]Paulina Flores spent her childhood in Conchalí and went to the Recoleta Humanities Academy for secondary studies. She then studied literature at the University of Chile and began teaching at a high school.[1] She attended the literary workshops of Luis López-Aliaga and Alejandro Zambra.[2]
In 2011 she was awarded a grant from the National Fund for the Promotion of Books and Reading, and three years later her short story "Qué vergüenza" was awarded the Roberto Bolaño Prize.[3] Her first collection of stories was published under the same title in 2015 and won the Municipal Literature and Art Critics Circle awards.[4][5]
Works
[edit]- —— (2015). Qué vergüenza (in Spanish) (1st Chilean ed.). Santiago: Hueders. ISBN 9789568935610. Containing 9 stories:
- "Qué vergüenza"
- "Teresa"
- "Talcahuano"
- "Olvidar a Freddy"
- "Tía Nana"
- "Espíritu americano"
- "Laika"
- "Últimas vacaciones"
- "Afortunada de mí"
Awards and recognitions
[edit]- 2011 National Fund for the Promotion of Books and Reading Grant (2011)
- 2014 Roberto Bolaño Prize for the story "Qué vergüenza" (2014)[4]
- 2016 Santiago Municipal Literature Award for the story compilation Qué vergüenza[5]
- Art Critics Circle Award for the book Qué vergüenza[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Perán, Aldo (12 September 2015). "Tierna y feroz: Paulina Flores y el Chile de los 90" [Tender and Ferocious: Paulina Flores and the Chile of the 90s]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Paulina Flores: Mentirse también puede ser muy genuino" [Paulina Flores: Lying Can Also Be Very Genuine]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). 27 December 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Calabuig, Ernesto (7 October 2016). "Qué vergüenza". El Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ a b c Maldonado, Lorena G. (16 September 2016). "Paulina Flores: la revolución chilena es feminista y de clase obrera" [Paulina Flores: The Chilean Revolution is Feminist and Working Class]. El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ a b Careaga C., Roberto (30 November 2016). "Paulina Flores y Alfredo Jocelyn-Holt ganan premios municipales" [Paulina Flores and Alfredo Jocelyn-Holt Win Municipal Awards]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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