Cristina Rivera Garza
Encyclopedia
Cristina Rivera Garza is a Mexican writer born in Matamoros
, Tamaulipas
in 1964. She is the only author to have won the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize
twice. First in 2001 for her novel Nadie me verá llorar (translated into English as No One Will See Me Cry) and again in 2009 for her novel La muerte me da. She studied urban sociology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico
and received her Ph.d in Latin American history from the University of Houston
. She teaches writing at the University of California, San Diego
.
Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Matamoros, officially known as Heroica Matamoros, is a city in the northeastern part of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico. It is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, directly across the border from Brownsville, Texas, in the United States. Matamoros is the second largest and second...
, Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...
in 1964. She is the only author to have won the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize
The Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize] is a prize awarded to women writers in Spanish. It is organized by the Guadalajara International Book Fair, based in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The prize is worth 100,000 pesos...
twice. First in 2001 for her novel Nadie me verá llorar (translated into English as No One Will See Me Cry) and again in 2009 for her novel La muerte me da. She studied urban sociology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico
National Autonomous University of Mexico
The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is a university in Mexico. UNAM was founded on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra as a liberal alternative to the Roman Catholic-sponsored Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (National Autonomous...
and received her Ph.d in Latin American history from the University of Houston
University of Houston
The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
. She teaches writing at the University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
.
External links
- Cristina Rivera Garza's personal blog (in Spanish).
- Interview with Cristina Rivera Garza in the magazine Belletrista.