Agustina María Bazterrica

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Agustina Bazterrica (born 1974) is an Argentine writer. She is noted for her short stories and her novels, and she has won multiple literary prizes. ^[1]

Life

She was born in Buenos Aires, and studied Fine Arts at UBA. ^[1]

Cadáver exquisito won the 2017 Clarín Novel Prize ^[2] and the Ladies of Horror Fiction award for "Best Novel," the only winner not originally written in English. ^{[3] [4]} It has been translated into a number of languages, including in English under the title Tender is the Flesh. ^[5]

A key figure in the Buenos Aires literary scene, she has co-curated the art event series Siga al Conejo Blanco, and she runs reading and writing workshops with her friend and fellow writer Agustina Caride. ^{[6] [7]}

Works

Novels

• Matar a la niña (Textos Intrusos, 2013)
• Antes del encuentro feroz (Alción Editora, 2016)
• Las cajas de Unamuno (Audiocuentos de la Nueva Narrativa Argentina, 2017)
• Tender is the Flesh (Alfaguara, 2017) Cadáver exquisito ^{[8] [9] [10]}
• The Unworthy (Penguin Random House, 2023) Las indignas ISBN   978-1-66805-188-7 ^{[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]}

Short Stories

• In Sangre Fría (PelosDePunta, 2016)
• In El nuevo cuento argentino: Una antología (EUFyL, 2017)
• In Revista Próxima 37 (Ediciones Ayarmanot, 2018)
• In Cuerpo (Anfibia Papel, 2019)
• Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird (Alfaguara, 2020) Diecinueve garras y un pájaro oscuro ^{[17] [18]}

References

1. "Agustina Bazterrica – Hay Festival". www.hayfestival.com. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
2. Clarín.com (2017-10-31). "Una historia sobre la 'sociedad caníbal' ganó el Premio Clarín Novela". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-26.
3. https://www.pagina12.com.ar/356318-agustina-bazterrica-gano-el-premio-ladies-of-horror
4. https://divinationhollow.com/reviews-and-articles/ladies-of-horror-fiction-2020-award-winners
5. "Agustina Bazterrica". Writers Unlimited. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
6. "Agustina Bazterrica | Author | Agencia literaria Schavelzon Graham". www.schavelzongraham.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
7. Papers, Printed (2024-08-16). "Agustina Bazterrica". Pushkin Press. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
8. Casperson, Obie. "Eating People: 'Tender is the Flesh' review – The Maine Campus" . Retrieved 2025-05-25.
9. Jordan, Justine (2020-02-21). "Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica review – a prizewinning Argentinian dystopia". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-05-25.
10. ""Apathy is also a choice": A Conversation with Agustina Bazterrica - Latin American Literature Today". 2024-09-23. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
11. "These Words Contain My Pulse". Los Angeles Review of Books. 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
12. Berg, Laura van den (2025-03-04). "Book Review: 'The Unworthy,' by Agustina Bazterrica". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
13. Rubsam, Robert (2025-05-01). "'Journey to the Edge of Life' tells of a literary pilgrimage". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
14. "The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica". www.publishersweekly.com. November 19, 2024. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
15. Murad, Mahvesh (2025-03-26). "Convent Cults, Climate Change and True Love: The Unworthy by Augustina Bazterrica". Reactor. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
16. Kelly, Hillary (2025-03-14). "An All-Female Society, Pushed to Extremes". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
17. Kemp-Habib, Alice (2023-05-10). "Agustina Bazterrica: 'Capitalism and cannibalism are almost the same'". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-05-25.
18. "Book review: 19 Claws And A Black Bird fails to plumb dark themes of assault and mental illness". The Straits Times. 2023-10-21. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 2025-05-25.

External links

• Institute, Georgetown Americas (2024-10-17). "A Conversation with Agustina Bazterrica". Georgetown Americas Institute. Retrieved 2025-05-25.