Cristina rivera garza biografia

Writer and professor (born )

Cristina Rivera Garza (born October 1, )^[1] is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Mexican author and professor best known for her fictional work, with various novels, including Nadie me verá llorar (No One Will See Me Cry), receiving some of Mexico’s highest literary awards as well as international honors.

She was born in the state of Tamaulipas, near the U.S.-Mexico border, and has developed her career in teaching and writing in both the United States and Mexico. She has taught history and creative writing at various universities and institutions, including the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Tec de Monterrey, Campus Toluca, and University of California, San Diego, but currently holds a position at the University of Houston.

She is the recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship,^[2] and her recent accolades include the Juan Vicente Melo National Short Story Award, the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize (