Cynthia Rimsky
Cynthia Clara Rimsky Mitnik (born 1962 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean writer and academic living in Argentina.[1][2][3] She published her debut novel, Poste restante, in 2001. In 2024, Rimsky won the Herralde Prize for Novel for Clara y confusa, becoming the first Chilean woman to win this award. Her work encompasses travel literature, autobiography, autofiction, and essays.
Education and career
Rimsky graduated with a degree in journalism in 1984.[4] That same year, she completed an internship at the newspaper El Mercurio in Valparaíso, where she subsequently settled.[5]
In 2001, Rimsky published her first novel, Poste restante, which was inspired by her journey through Europe after finding her family’s photo album at a flea market.[6]
Rimsky won the Municipal Literature Prize of Santiago and the Prize for Best Published Literary Works in 2017 for her novel El futuro es un lugar extraño ("The Future is a Strange Place").[7][8] In 2023, she received the Prize for Best Published Literary Works again, this time for her novel Yomurí.[9][3]
In May 2024, Forbes magazine recognized Rimsky as one of the 50 most creative Chileans.[10] 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 individual of that nationality to receive this award, following Roberto Bolaño.[11]
Rimsky's work has been described as "travel literature," encompassing elements of travel chronicle, autobiography, autofiction, and essay.[12]
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
- Municipal Literature Prize of Santiago (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
- ^ "Cynthia Rimsky". Penguin Libros. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Francisca Palma. "Cynthia Rimsky. El goce de la escritura". Palabra Pública (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ a b Chile, C. N. N. "Cynthia Rimsky, ganadora del Premio Literario 2023: "Las pequeñas decisiones son mucho más importantes que las ideológicas"". CNN Chile. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Cynthia Rimsky: "Le perdí el miedo a la página en blanco"". Eterna Cadencia. 10 June 2022.
{{cite web}}:|first1=missing|last1=(help); Unknown parameter|apellidos1=ignored (|last1=suggested) (help) - ^ "Litoralpress - Texto de la Noticia". litoralpress.cl. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "La escritora chilena que se enamoró de un pueblito bonaerense". La Nación. 9 June 2019.
{{cite web}}:|first1=missing|last1=(help); Unknown parameter|apellidos1=ignored (|last1=suggested) (help) - ^ "CYNTHIA RIMSKY - MALBA Plus". www.malbaplus.org.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Consejo de la Cultura anuncia a los ganadores de los Premios Literarios 2017". www.cultura.gob.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Cynthia Rimsky gana Premio Literario 2023 por su novela "Yomurí"". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ Staff, Forbes (2024-05-02). "Los 50 chilenos más creativos | Cynthia Rimsky". Forbes Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "La última novela de Cynthia Rimsky: un registro satírico y ficcional". Fundación La Fuente. 26 April 2023.
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External links
- Extract from Poste restante (in Spanish)