Agustina María Bazterrica

Agustina Bazterrica (born 1974) is an Argentine writer. She was born in Buenos Aires, and studied Fine Arts at UBA. She is noted for her short stories and her novels, and she has won multiple literary prizes.

Cadáver Exquisito won the 2017 Clarín Novel Prize,[1] and has been translated into a number of languages, including in English under the title Tender is the Flesh.

A key figure in the Buenos Aires literary scene, she has co-curated the art event series Siga al Conejo Blanco, and she runs reading and writing workshops with her friend and fellow writer Agustina Caride.[2][3]

Works

Novels

  • Matar a la niña (Textos Intrusos, 2013)
  • Antes del encuentro feroz (Alción Editora, 2016)
  • Las cajas de Unamuno (Audiocuentos de la Nueva Narrativa Argentina, 2017)
  • Tender is the Flesh (Alfaguara, 2017) Cadáver exquisito
  • The Unworthy (Penguin Random House, 2023) Las indignas

Short Stories

  • In Sangre Fría (PelosDePunta, 2016)
  • In El nuevo cuento argentino: Una antología (EUFyL, 2017)
  • In Revista Próxima 37 (Ediciones Ayarmanot, 2018)
  • In Cuerpo (Anfibia Papel, 2019)
  • Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird (Alfaguara, 2020) Diecinueve garras y un pájaro oscuro

References

  1. ^ Clarín.com (2017-10-31). "Una historia sobre la 'sociedad caníbal' ganó el Premio Clarín Novela". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. ^ "Agustina Bazterrica | Author | Agencia literaria Schavelzon Graham". www.schavelzongraham.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  3. ^ Papers, Printed (2024-08-16). "Agustina Bazterrica". Pushkin Press. Retrieved 2024-08-28.