Alia Trabucco Zerán (born 26 August 1983) is a

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an writer. She has an MFA in creative writing in Spanish from

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and a PhD in Spanish and Latin American studies from

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. Her debut novel ''La Resta'' (''The Remainder'') was critically acclaimed and won the 2014 Chilean Council for the Arts prize for Best Unpublished Literary Work. In 2015, it was chosen by ''

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'' as one of the ten best debut novels that year. It was translated into English by

Sophie Hughes Sophie Hughes (born 1986) is a British literary translator who works chiefly from Spanish to English. She is known for her translations of contemporary writers such as Laia Jufresa, Rodrigo Hasbún, Alia Trabucco Zerán and Fernanda Melchor. ...

and published by

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in 2018. ''The Remainder'' was shortlisted for the 2019

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. Her book ''When Women Kill'' was a finalist for the 2023 National Book Critics Circle award in criticism. and winner of the 2022

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. Her latest book is ''Limpia'' ("Clean").

Early life

Born in

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, Chile, her father is Sergio Trabucco, a filmmaker, her mother Faride Zerán, is the Former President of the National Television Council of Chile and is of

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and

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descent.

Selected works

Original publications

* 2015: ''La Resta.'' Madrid: Demipage. * 2019: ''Las Homicidas''. Santiago: Lumen. * 2022: ''Limpia''. Santiago: Lumen.

Translated

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References

External links

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A Bitter Pill
(short story) Translated by Sophie Hughes in

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. April, 2019. *
An Interview with Man Booker International Shortlisters Alia Trabucco Zerán and Sophie Hughes
(interview) Translated by Susannah Greenblatt in

. May, 2019. {{DEFAULTSORT:Trabucco Zeran, Alia 1983 births Living people 21st-century Chilean novelists 21st-century Chilean women writers Alumni of University College London Chilean people of Arab descent Chilean people of Palestinian descent Chilean people of Syrian descent New York University alumni