Lina Meruane

Lina Meruane
2016
Born
Lina Meruane Boza

1970 (age 5455)
Santiago, Chile
Alma materNew York University
Occupation(s)Writer, professor
Notable work
  • Fruta podrida (2007)
  • Sangre en el ojo (2012)
FamilyRicardo Meruane
(uncle)
Nelly Meruane
(great-aunt)
Awards

Lina Meruane Boza (born 1970) is a Chilean writer and professor. Her work, written in Spanish, has been translated into 12 languages --English, Italian, Portuguese, German, French and Arabic, among others. In 2011 she won the Anna Seghers-Preis for the quality of her work, in 2012 the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize for her novel Sangre en el ojo. And, in 2023, the prestigious Premio Iberoamericano de Letras Jose Donoso