Cynthia Rimsky Explained

Cynthia Rimsky
Birth Date:27 September 1962
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Occupation:Writer
Known For:Poste restante
Clara y confusa
Awards:Premio Herralde 2024

Cynthia Clara Rimsky Mitnik (born September 27, 1962) is a Chilean writer and academic currently living in Argentina.[1] [2]

She published her debut novel, Poste restante, in 2001. In 2024, Rimsky won the Herralde Prize for her novel Clara y confusa, becoming the first Chilean woman to receive this award.

Her work spans travelogue, autobiography, autofiction, and essays.[3]

Education and career

Born in Santiago, Rimsky graduated with a degree in journalism in 1984.[4] That same year, she completed an internship at the newspaper El Mercurio in Valparaíso, where she later settled.[5]

In 2001, she published her debut novel, Poste restante, inspired by her journey through Europe after discovering her family’s photo album at a flea market in Santiago.[6]

In 2017, Rimsky won both the Santiago Municipal Literature Award and the Prize for Best Published Literary Works for her novel El futuro es un lugar extraño ("The Future is a Strange Place").[7] [8] In 2023, she received the Prize for Best Published Literary Works again, this time for her novel Yomurí.[9]

In May 2024, Forbes magazine recognized Rimsky as one of the 50 most creative Chileans.[10] In November of that year, she won the Herralde Prize for Novel alongside Xita Rubert for her book Clara y confusa, becoming the first Chilean woman and the second person from Chile, after Roberto Bolaño, to receive this award.[11]

Rimsky's work has been described as "travel literature," blending elements of travel chronicle, autobiography, autofiction, and essay.[12]

Works

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-05-18 . Francisca Palma . es . Cynthia Rimsky. El goce de la escritura . Palabra Pública.
  2. Web site: Chile . C. N. N. . Cynthia Rimsky, ganadora del Premio Literario 2023: "Las pequeñas decisiones son mucho más importantes que las ideológicas" . 2024-11-05 . CNN Chile . en.
  3. Web site: Nopca . Jordi . 2024-11-04 . Xita Rubert and Cynthia Rimsky win the Herralde Prize . 2024-11-05 . Ara in English . en.
  4. Web site: Tentoni . Valeria . 10 June 2022 . Cynthia Rimsky: "Le perdí el miedo a la página en blanco" . Cynthia Rimsky: "I lost my fear of the blank page" . Eterna Cadencia . es.
  5. Web site: Litoralpress - Texto de la Noticia . 2024-11-05 . litoralpress.cl.
  6. Web site: Spinetta . Franco . 2019-06-09 . La escritora chilena que se enamoró de un pueblito bonaerense . The Chilean writer who fell in love with a small town in Buenos Aires . 2024-11-05 . . es.
  7. Web site: CYNTHIA RIMSKY - MALBA Plus . 2024-11-05 . www.malbaplus.org.ar . es.
  8. Web site: Consejo de la Cultura anuncia a los ganadores de los Premios Literarios 2017 . 2024-11-05 . www.cultura.gob.cl . es.
  9. Web site: 2023-12-13 . Cynthia Rimsky gana Premio Literario 2023 por su novela "Yomurí" . 2024-11-05 . El Mostrador . es.
  10. Web site: Staff . Forbes . 2024-05-02 . Los 50 chilenos más creativos Cynthia Rimsky . 2024-11-05 . Forbes Chile . es.
  11. Web site: La autora chilena Cynthia Rimsky se corona como ganadora del Premio Herralde de Novela « Diario y Radio Universidad Chile . 2024-11-05 . radio.uchile.cl . es-ES.
  12. Web site: Salazar . Verónica . 2023-04-26 . La última novela de Cynthia Rimsky: un registro satírico y ficcional . Cynthia Rimsky's latest novel: a satirical and fictional account . 2024-11-05 . Fundación La Fuente.

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