If you happen to be in Luxembourg on the 29th of April 2017, don’t miss the chance to meet Peruvian writer Teresa Ruiy Rosa who will present her latest book “Nada que declarar”. Written in Spanish, the book deals with the theme of women trafficking and migration, through the stories of two women, between Peru and Germany and is currently being translated into French.
The event is part of Time for Equality’s campaign “Learn/Share/Take Action” aimed at raising awareness on human trafficking and modern day slavery by making use of films, books and art. Learn more about Time for Equality here and find more details about the event here.
Teresa Ruiz Rosas was born in Arequipa, Peru in 1956. She studied literature and linguistics in Arequipa, Budapest, Barcelona and Freiburg and was a finalist for the 1994 Premio Herralde de Novela and the 1999 Juan Rulfo prize for short stories, awarded by the Instituto Cervantes in Paris.
Alongside her writing, she also translates German and Hungarian literature into Spanish. Ruiz Rosas lives in Cologne.
Novels:
El copista
Barcelona: Anagrama 1994, 126 p.
German: Ammann 1996
Netherlands: Wereldbibliothek 1998
La falaz posteridad
Lima (Peru only): Ed. San Marcos 2007, 368 p.
La mujer cambiada
Lima(Peru only): Ed. San Marcos 2008, 164 p.
Germany: Ralf Liebe Verlag
Wer fragt schon nach ‘Kuhle Wampe.’
Von der Liebe und anderen Gemeinheiten
Weilerswist: Ralf Liebe Verlag 2008, 320 p.
Stories:
El desván
Arequipa: La Campana Catalina 1989, 112 p.
German:Gallucci Verlag 1990
Detrás de la Calle Toledo
Lima: Antares Artes & Letras 2004, 84 p. (trilingual: English, German, Spanish)
Das Porträt hat Dich geblendet
Bonn: Free Pen Verlag 2005, 192 p.
(bilingual: German, Spanish)
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