Cristina Rivera Garza
Cristina Rivera Garza (born October 1, 1964 in Matamoros , Tamaulipas ) is a Mexican sociologist, historian and writer.
Rivera Garza studied sociology at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México . She then did her PhD in Latin American History at the University of Houston . She then taught at various universities in the USA and Mexico . In 2005 she received the Anna Seghers Prize and in 2009 for La muerte me da the Premio Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz . In 2019 she received the Shirley Jackson Award in the “novella” category for The Taiga Syndrome .
Fonts (selection)
- La guerra no importa (1991)
- La más mía (1998)
- Nadie me verá llorar (2000)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cristina Rivera Garza on elem.mx, accessed August 12, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rivera Garza, Cristina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican sociologist, historian and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Matamoros |