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Carolina De Robertis

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Carolina De Robertis is the author of Perla and The Invisible Mountain, which was an international bestseller translated into fifteen languages, the recipient of Italy’s Rhegium Julii Prize, and a Best Book of 2009 according to the San Francisco Chronicle, O, The Oprah Magazine, and BookList. She is the translator of Alejandro Zambra’s Bonsai, which was just made into a feature film, and Roberto Ampuero’s internationally bestselling The Neruda Case. De Robertis has been awarded a 2012 fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.

De Robertis grew up in a Uruguayan family that immigrated to England, Switzerland, and California. Prior to completing her first book, she worked in women’s rights organizations for ten years, on issues rangi ...more

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I’m incredibly honored to be included in the 2017 list, from Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, of “100 people, organizations, and movements shaping the future of culture.” This year’s list includes luminaries from a range of political and artistic fields, including Rachel Maddow, Claudia Rankine, Barry Jenkins, Jordan Peele, Jill Soloway, Colson Whitehead, Debra Cleaver, Roxane Gay, the Indivisi...

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	The Invisible Mountain 3.96 avg rating — 1,370 ratings — published 2009 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Perla 3.93 avg rating — 1,240 ratings — published 2012 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gods of Tango 3.96 avg rating — 1,012 ratings — published 2015 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times by Carolina De Robertis (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Junot Díaz (Contributor) , Faith Adiele (Contributor) 4.06 avg rating — 712 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Burning Edge of the World it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Perla: Roman by Carolina De Robertis (Goodreads Author), Cornelia Holfelder-von der Tann (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Against the Inquisition by Marcos Aguinis (Goodreads Author), Carolina De Robertis (Goodreads Author) (Translation) 4.24 avg rating — 662 ratings — published 1991 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Immigrant Voices: 21st Century Voices by Achy Obejas (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Daniel Alarcón (Goodreads Author) , Meena Alexander 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Carolina De Robertis

“There's that feeling that comes when you read something and the lines speak directly to you, and to you only, even though the person who wrote them died long before you were born, or, even if alive, has no idea you exist. The words seep right into your mind. They pour into your secret hollows and take their shape, a perfect fit, like water. And you are slightly less alone in the universe, because you have been witnessed, because you have been filled, because someone once found words for things within you that you couldn't yourself name – something gesturing not only toward what you are, but what you could become.”
― Carolina De Robertis, Perla

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“She was awake, alive, full of ideas like branches in a greenhouse, growing thick and rife against the glass.”
― Carolina De Robertis, The Invisible Mountain

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“He was like a bottle and music was the wine.... She liked to be near him when it poured.”
― Carolina De Robertis, The Invisible Mountain

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What should be our August 'Read Around the World' Group Read? (South America)

Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez (Argentina)

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The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (Chile)

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Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin (Argentina)

9 votes 14.5%

Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector (Brazil)

7 votes 11.3%

The Memory Stones by Caroline Brothers (Argentina)

5 votes 8.1%

Leopard in the Sun by Laura Restrepo (Colombia)

5 votes 8.1%

Delirium by Laura Restrepo (Colombia)

4 votes 6.5%

The Invisible Mountain by Carolina De Robertis (Uruguay)

1 vote 1.6%

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