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Rosario Ferré


Born
in Ponce, Puerto Rico
September 28, 1938

Died
February 18, 2016

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Social Sciences


Rosario Ferré was born in Puerto Rico, where her father served as governor. She was best known for her novels and short stories. In 1992, Ferré was awarded the Liberatur Prix award at the Frankfurt Book Fair for the German translation of her novel Sweet Diamond Dust. She was a finalist for the National Book Award for her novel The House on the Lagoon in 1995.

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Average rating: 3.84 · 3,217 ratings · 250 reviews · 52 distinct works • Similar authors
The House on the Lagoon
3.81 avg rating — 1,178 ratings — published 1995 — 24 editions
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The Youngest Doll
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4.03 avg rating — 408 ratings — published 1976 — 13 editions
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Eccentric Neighborhoods
3.88 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 1998 — 19 editions
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Maldito amor y otros cuentos
3.71 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 1986 — 6 editions
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Sweet Diamond Dust: And Oth...
3.62 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 1988 — 3 editions
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Flight of the Swan
3.48 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2001 — 14 editions
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La Muñeca Menor
3.79 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1972
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Lazos de sangre
3.75 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2009
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Duelo del Lenguaje/Language...
3.73 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions
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La bella durmiente
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Quotes by Rosario Ferré

“I write because I am poorly adjusted to reality. ("The Writer's Kitchen")”
― Rosario Ferré
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“La imaginación, lo que tú llamas la mentira, no es menos real porque no pueda verse. Nuestras pasiones ocultas, nuestras emociones ambiguas, nuestras preferencias inexplicables; de eso trata la verdadera verdad.”
― Rosario Ferré, The House on the Lagoon
tags: español, impaginacion, pasion, pasiones, puerto-rico
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“¿Será que nuestra historia es tan peligrosa que puede llegar a ser revolucionaria?”
― Rosario Ferré, The House on the Lagoon
tags: español, historia, puerto-rico
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