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Cristina Peri Rossi

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born

November 12, 1941 in Montevideo , Uruguay

gender

female

website

http://www.cristinaperirossi.es/

genre

Poetry, Literature & Fiction, Romance

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Uruguayan novelist, poet, and author of short stories.

Considered a leading light of the post-1960s period of prominence of the Latin-American novel, she has written more than 37 works. She was born in Montevideo, Uruguay but was exiled in 1972, and moved to Spain, where she became a citizen in 1975. As of 2005[update] she lives in Barcelona, where she continues to write fiction and works as a journalist. She studied at the University of the Republic.

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Books by Cristina Peri Rossi

Average rating: 3.90 · 252 ratings · 26 reviews · 42 distinct works

	Ship of Fools by Cristina Peri Rossi, Psiche Hughes (Translator) 3.84 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Museum of Useless Efforts by Cristina Peri Rossi, Tobias Hecht (Translation) 3.81 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	My rating:
	State of Exile by Cristina Peri Rossi, Marilyn Buck (Translation) 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Solitaire of Love by Cristina Peri Rossi, Robert S. Rudder (Translation), Gloria Arjona (Translation) 3.35 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1988 — 3 editions	My rating:
	La nave de los locos 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	El Amor Es Una Droga Dura 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Dostoevsky's Last Night 3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	A Forbidden Passion by Cristina Peri Rossi, Christina Peri Rossi, Mary Jane Treacy (Translation) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	My rating:
	La rebelion de los niños 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1987 — 3 editions	My rating:
	El Museo De Los Esfuerzos Inutiles 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings	My rating:

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Quotes by Cristina Peri Rossi

“Y está triste
como una silla abandonada
en la mitad del patio azul
Los pájaros la rodean
Cae una aguja
Las hojas resbalan
sin tocarla
Y está triste
en mitad del patio
con la mirada baja
los pechos alicaídos
dos palomas tardas
Y un collar
sin perro
en la mano

Como una silla ya vacía.”
― Cristina Peri Rossi, Poemas De Amor Y Desamor

tags: desamor , poema

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“Le dije que me gustaba, y quedé insatisfecha.
La verdad era que a veces no me gustaba nada, pero no podía vivir sin ella.
Le dije que la quería, pero también quiero a mi perro.
Después le dije que la amaba, pero mi incomodidad fue mayor aún [...]
decidí prescindir del lenguaje, entonces me acusó de no querer comunicarme.
Desde hace unos años, sólo existe el silencio.
Encuentro, en él, una rara ecuanimidad:
la de los placeres solitarios.”
― Cristina Peri Rossi, El Museo De Los Esfuerzos Inutiles