Giovanna Rivero (born 1972) is a Bolivian novelist and short story writer. She is one of Bolivia's most successful contemporary fiction writers.[1][2]

Biography

Born in Montero, Santa Cruz, Rivero was awarded the Santa Cruz Municipal Prize for Literature in 1997 for her short story collection Las bestias (The beasts).[3] In 2005, she received the Franz Tamayo Short Story Prize for La Dueña de nuestros sueños (The owner of our dreams).[4] In 2004, she took part in the Iowa Writing Program at the University of Iowa and in 2006 she was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship which allowed her to obtain a master's degree in Latin-American literature from the University of Florida.[2] She went on to receive a doctorate from the same university in 2014.[5] In 2011, she was one of the 25 new Latin-American talents chosen by Mexico's Guadalajara Book Fair.[6]

Commenting on her latest novel, 98 segundos sin sombra (98 seconds with no shadow), Fernando Iwasaki of El Mercurio comments: "Giovanna Rivero writes good prose, able to create powerful characters. With [this work] she has added her name to the book of Latin-American literature."[7] The novel has been published by the Spanish publishing house Caballo de Troya, contributing to Rivero's growing international success.[8]

In addition to writing novels and short stories, Rivero is a regular contributor to local and national newspapers.[4] She also teaches semiotics and journalism at the Univeridad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra.[3]

Selected works

  • 1997: Las bestias, short stories
  • 2001: Las camaleonas, novel
  • 2002: La dueña de nuestros sueños, children's stories
  • 2005: Contraluna, short stories
  • 2006: Sangre dulce, short stories
  • 2009: Tukzon, historias colaterales, novel
  • 2009: Niñas y detectives, short stories
  • 2011: Helena 2022: La vera crónica de un naufragio en el tiempo, novel
  • 2014: 98 segundos sin sombra, novel
  • 2015: Para comerte mejor, short stories
  • 2023: Tierra fresca de su tumba, short stories / Fresh Dirt From the Grave (United Kingdom)

References

  1. ↑ "Giovanna Rivero". Agencia literaria CBQ. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Giovanna Rivero" (in Spanish). La Hoguera. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Entrevista a Giovanna Rivero". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Bolivian Literature". Latino. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Giovanna Rivero - Cuestionario básico" (in Spanish). Cierta Distancia. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Giovanna Rivero ama 'la contaminación de los géneros'". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "98 seconds with no shadow". Agencia literaria CBQ. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Letras bolivianas impresas por editoriales del exterior" (in Spanish). El Día. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
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