Carol Zardetto
Carol Zardetto is a Guatemalan novelist, lawyer, scriptwriter and diplomat, and is part of the generation of Guatemalan writers who grew up under the shadow of Guatemalan Civil War.[1]
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Zardetto at the Santiago International Book Fair 2015
Biography
She was born in Guatemala City, and has a degree in law. She was co-author of the theatre criticism column "Butaca de dos" (Seat for two; "Magazine XX", Siglo Veintiuno, 1994-1996). She published the novel "Con pasión absoluta" (With absolute passion) in 2007; it was awarded the Mario Monteforte Toledo prize in 2004.[2]
She was Guatemala's deputy minister of education in 1996, and from 1997 to 2000 she was consul general of Guatemala in Vancouver, Canada.,[3]
References
- "Carol Zardetto - Words Without Borders". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- Arias, Arturo (2007-06-28). Taking their word: literature and the signs of Central America. U of Minnesota Press. pp. 23–. ISBN 978-0-8166-4849-8. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- Francisco M. Martínez (8 December 2013). "Carol Zardetto, una escritora polifacética". Prensa Libre (in Spanish).
External links
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