Paulina Flores (writer)

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Paulina Flores
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At FILSA 2015
Born1988 (age 32–33)
Santiago, Chile
Alma materUniversity of Chile
OccupationWriter
AwardsSantiago Municipal Literature Award (2016)

Paulina Flores (born 1988) is a Chilean writer.

Biography[]

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[]

  • Qué vergüenza, Hueders, Santiago, 2015 (Seix Barral, Barcelona, 2016), containing 9 stories:
    • "Qué vergüenza", "Teresa", "Talcahuano", "Olvidar a Freddy", "Tía Nana", "Últimas vacaciones", "Espíritu americano", "Laika", and "Afortunada de mí"

Awards and recognitions[]

  • National Fund for the Promotion of Books and Reading Grant (2011)
  • 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[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Calabuig, Ernesto (7 October 2016). "Qué vergüenza". El Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  5. ^ Jump up to: 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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