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Chilean writer
Cynthia Rimsky
Born (1962-09-27) September 27, 1962 (age 62)
Santiago, Chile
OccupationWriter
Known forPoste restante
Clara y confusa
AwardsPremio Herralde 2024

Cynthia Clara Rimsky Mitnik (born September 27, 1962) is a Chilean writer and academic currently living in Argentina.

She published her debut novel, Poste restante, in 2001. In 2024, Rimsky won the Herralde Prize for her novel Clara y confusa, becoming the first Chilean woman to receive this award.

Her work spans travelogue, autobiography, autofiction, and essays.

Education and career

Born in Santiago, Rimsky graduated with a degree in journalism in 1984. That same year, she completed an internship at the newspaper El Mercurio in Valparaíso, where she later settled.

In 2001, she published her debut novel, Poste restante, inspired by her journey through Europe after discovering her family’s photo album at a flea market in Santiago.

In 2017, Rimsky won both the Santiago Municipal Literature Award and the Prize for Best Published Literary Works for her novel El futuro es un lugar extraño ("The Future is a Strange Place"). In 2023, she received the Prize for Best Published Literary Works again, this time for her novel Yomurí.

In May 2024, Forbes magazine recognized Rimsky as one of the 50 most creative Chileans. In November of that year, she won the Herralde Prize for Novel alongside Xita Rubert for her book Clara y confusa, becoming the first Chilean woman and the second person from Chile, after Roberto Bolaño, to receive this award.

Rimsky's work has been described as "travel literature," blending elements of travel chronicle, autobiography, autofiction, and essay.

Works

  • Poste restante (2001)
  • La novela de otro (2004)
  • Los perplejos (2009)
  • Ramal (2011)
  • Fui (2016)
  • El futuro es un lugar extraño (2016)
  • En obra (2018)
  • La revolución a dedo (2020)
  • La vuelta al perro (2022)
  • Yomurí (2023)
  • Clara y confusa (2024)

Awards

  • Gabriela Mistral Literary Games (1995) for El aliento de Fátima
  • Santiago Municipal Literature Award (2007) for El futuro es un lugar extraño
  • Prize for Best Published Literary Works (2007) for El futuro es un lugar extraño
  • Prize for Best Published Literary Works (2012) for Yomurí
  • Herralde Prize for Novel (2024) for Clara y confusa

References

  1. Francisca Palma. "Cynthia Rimsky. El goce de la escritura". Palabra Pública (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-18.
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  3. Nopca, Jordi (2024-11-04). "Xita Rubert and Cynthia Rimsky win the Herralde Prize". Ara in English. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  4. Tentoni, Valeria (10 June 2022). "Cynthia Rimsky: "Le perdí el miedo a la página en blanco"" [Cynthia Rimsky: "I lost my fear of the blank page"]. Eterna Cadencia (in Spanish).
  5. "Litoralpress - Texto de la Noticia". litoralpress.cl. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  6. Spinetta, Franco (2019-06-09). "La escritora chilena que se enamoró de un pueblito bonaerense" [The Chilean writer who fell in love with a small town in Buenos Aires] (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  7. "CYNTHIA RIMSKY - MALBA Plus". www.malbaplus.org.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  8. "Consejo de la Cultura anuncia a los ganadores de los Premios Literarios 2017". www.cultura.gob.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  9. "Cynthia Rimsky gana Premio Literario 2023 por su novela "Yomurí"". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  10. Staff, Forbes (2024-05-02). "Los 50 chilenos más creativos | Cynthia Rimsky". Forbes Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  11. "La autora chilena Cynthia Rimsky se corona como ganadora del Premio Herralde de Novela « Diario y Radio Universidad Chile". radio.uchile.cl (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  12. Salazar, Verónica (2023-04-26). "La última novela de Cynthia Rimsky: un registro satírico y ficcional" [Cynthia Rimsky's latest novel: a satirical and fictional account]. Fundación La Fuente. Retrieved 2024-11-05.

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