Mariana Enriquez

Argentine journalist, novelist, and short story writer · Argentina · Journalists · Born 1973 · age 52

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Mariana Enríquez is an Argentine journalist, novelist, and short story writer. She is a part of the group of writers known as "new Argentine narrative".

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2024Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José DonosoAward2023“I think no one really chooses their tastes or their modes of expression: One day a language appears, and finding a language is a lot like finding a home.”In their words"What Horror Means to Me" (2023)Read the whole statement

“to a large extent, this is the fear that I summon and depict, a feeling of simultaneous imminence and abandonment that is difficult to describe to anyone who hasn’t experienced it.”In their words"What Horror Means to Me" (2023)Read the whole statement

“When I’m asked who I am, I say, “I am a Latin American.” The experience of being born and living in my country shaped me as a person - often a problematic one - and as a writer.”In their words"What Horror Means to Me" (2023)Read the whole statement

2022“It’s very difficult to write about Argentina using only realism.”In their wordsInterview with The Guardian (2022)Read the whole statement

“I understand the [notion of] respect but I don’t want to be complicit in any kind of silence; to be timid about horrifying things is dangerous too.”In their wordsInterview with The Guardian (2022)Read the whole statement

“One issue is that we’re used to reading in translation and other countries aren’t. We know more about your history than you know about ours. There’s two ways to deal with that.”In their wordsInterview with The Guardian (2022)Read the whole statement

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign NovelAwardImaginales award for best foreign-language novelAward2019Celsius AwardAwardPremio HerraldeAward2017City of Barcelona AwardAward1973Born6 December 1973

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Mariana Enriquez

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I think no one really chooses their tastes or their modes of expression: One day a language appears, and finding a language is a lot like finding a home.
2023, "What Horror Means to Me" (2023), Own words
to a large extent, this is the fear that I summon and depict, a feeling of simultaneous imminence and abandonment that is difficult to describe to anyone who hasn’t experienced it.
2023, "What Horror Means to Me" (2023), Own words
When I’m asked who I am, I say, “I am a Latin American.” The experience of being born and living in my country shaped me as a person - often a problematic one - and as a writer.
2023, "What Horror Means to Me" (2023), Own words

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Awards

Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José Donoso2024

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel2022

Imaginales award for best foreign-language novel2022

Premio Herralde2019

Celsius Award2019

City of Barcelona Award2017

About this person

Mariana Enríquez is an Argentine journalist, novelist, and short story writer. She is a part of the group of writers known as "new Argentine narrative". Her short stories fall within the horror and gothic genres and have been published in international magazines such as Granta, Electric Literature, Asymptote, McSweeney's, Virginia Quarterly Review, and The New Yorker.

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Argentina