Sector : Cultural Figures , Writers

Personal Info

• Country of residence: Chile

• Gender: Female

• Born in: 1970

• Age: 50

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Lina Meruane Boza (born 1970) is a Chilean writer and professor. Her work, written in Spanish, has been translated into English, Italian, Portuguese, German, and French. In 2011 she won the Anna Seghers-Preis for the quality of her work, and in 2012 the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize for her novel Sangre en el ojo.

Born in Santiago, Chile, Lina Meruane is of Palestinian and Italian descent. She is the niece of actress Nelly Meruane and comedian Ricardo Meruane [es]. She started writing as a storyteller and cultural journalist. In 1997 she received a writing grant from the National Fund for Cultural Development and the Arts [es] (FONDART) to finish her first book of stories. The following year she published Las infantas, a book that received a very positive critique from Chilean reviewers, as well as writer Roberto Bolaño:

Achievements and Awards

1997: Grant. National Council for the Arts, FONDART, Chile, for Las Infantas (National Council of Culture and the Arts)

2004: Grant. John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Latin American and Caribbean Fellowship for Fruta podrida

2010: Grant. National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, for Seeing Red.

2011: Award. Anna Seghers-Preis, por her literary work

2012: Award. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize, for Sangre en el ojo

2015: Award. Institute of Chilean-Arab Culture Award, for Volverse Palestina

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