Cristina Peri Rossi

Author of The Ship of Fools

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About the Author

Uruguayan-born Cristina Peri Rossi has lived in exile in Spain since 1972. A novelist, poet, essayist, and writer of short stories, she has written twenty books

Includes the names: Cristina Peri Rossi, Cristina Peri Rossi, Christina Peri Rossi, Christina Peri Rossi, Cristina Peri Rossi, 1941- author.

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Works by Cristina Peri Rossi

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The Ship of Fools (1984) 92 copies, 2 reviews

The Museum of Useless Efforts (1968) 65 copies, 1 review

Dostoevsky's Last Night (1992) 54 copies

A Forbidden Passion (1986) 40 copies, 2 reviews

Solitaire of Love (1988) 37 copies

State of Exile (2003) 34 copies, 2 reviews

Julio Cortázar y Cris (1901) 24 copies

El amor es una droga dura (1999) 23 copies

Desastres íntimos (1997) 20 copies, 1 review

Evohe: Poemas Eroticos - Erotic Poems (1994) 16 copies

La tarde del dinosaurio (1985) 14 copies

Panic Signs (1970) 13 copies

La insumisa (2020) 12 copies, 1 review

Poesia Reunida / Poetry Together (Spanish Edition) (2005) 12 copies

Cuando fumar era un placer/When Smoking Was A Pleasure (Spanish Edition) (2003) 12 copies, 1 review

Estrategias del deseo (Poesia/ Poetry) (Spanish Edition) (2004) 12 copies, 1 review

La rebelión de los niños (1995) 12 copies

El libro de mis primos (1989) 10 copies

Todo lo que no te pude decir (2017) 10 copies

Poemas De Amor Y Desamor (Asi Fue) (Spanish Edition) (1998) 8 copies

Cuentos reunidos de Cristina Peri Rossi (Spanish Edition) (2007) 8 copies

Cosmoagonías (1988) 8 copies

Habitaciones privadas (2012) 7 copies

Por fin solos (2004) 7 copies, 1 review

Los amores equivocados (2015) 7 copies

Fantasias Eroticas/ Erotic fantasies (Biblioteca erótica) (Spanish Edition) (1991) 5 copies

Babel barbara (Poesia) (Spanish Edition) (1991) 5 copies

La noche y su artificio (2014) 4 copies

Poesía Completa (2021) 4 copies, 1 review

La ciudad de Luzbel y otros relatos (1992) 4 copies, 1 review

Las Musas Inquietantes (Poesía / Lumen) (Spanish Edition) (1999) 4 copies

Diaspora (Spanish Edition) (1976) 3 copies

Nocturno urbano. Relatos y poemas (Spanish Edition) (2022) 3 copies

Descripcion de un naufragio (Palabra menor ; 35 : Poesia) (Spanish Edition) (1975) 3 copies

APR 551 Communication Theory (2014) 2 copies

Otra vez Eros (1994) 2 copies

Habitación de hotel (2007) 2 copies

La tarde del dinosaurio / The afternoon of dinosaur (Segundo Asalto / Second Round) (Spanish Edition) (2008) 2 copies

The Annunciation [short story] 2 copies

La barca del tiempo : antología poética (2016) 2 copies

Aquella noche (Poesía) (Spanish Edition) (1996) 1 copy

La ronda de la vida 1 copy

Arqueología amorosa. Antología poética 1971-2018 1 copy

Playstation: 714 (Visor de Poesía) (2009) 1 copy

Las replicantes (2016) 1 copy

Detente, instante, eres tan bello. Poesía reunida. 1 copy

Indicios pánicos 1 copy

El pulso del mundo : artículos periodísticos : 1978-2002 1 copy

Inmovilidad de los Barcos (2010) 1 copy

Primer amor 1996 1 copy

Forbidden Passion, A; Stories; Introduction & The Fallen Angel 1 copy

L AMOUR SANS ELLE (LITT ETRANGERE) (1997) 1 copy

Salomé (2004) 1 copy

Vreemde vliegende voorwerpen en andere verhalen (1987) 1 copy

Iks (1988) 1 copy

Runas del deseo: Antologia poetica, 1971-2004 (Coleccion Poesia) (2008) 1 copy

Te adoro y otros relatos (2000) 1 copy

Cita en Montevideo 1 copy, 1 review

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Associated Works

Complete Stories (2015) — Translator, some editions — 917 copies, 12 reviews

City Lights Pocket Poets Anthology (1995) — Contributor — 377 copies, 6 reviews

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixth Annual Collection (1993) — Contributor — 210 copies, 1 review

Short Stories by Latin American Women: The Magic and the Real (1990) — Contributor — 151 copies

The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories (1997) — Contributor — 111 copies

The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction (1999) — Contributor — 82 copies, 2 reviews

Choice Words: Writers on Abortion (2020) — Contributor — 82 copies

Sudden Fiction Latino: Short-Short Stories from the United States and Latin America (2010) — Contributor — 71 copies, 15 reviews

Huellas de las literaturas hispanoamericanas (1996) — Contributor — 52 copies, 1 review

These Are Not Sweet Girls: Poetry by Latin American Women (2000) — Contributor — 43 copies, 1 review

Pleasure in the Word : Erotic Writing by Latin American Women (1994) — Contributor — 35 copies

Secret Weavers: Stories of the Fantastic by Women Writers of Argentina and Chile (1991) — Contributor — 25 copies

Landscapes of a New Land : Short Fiction by Latin American Women (1995) — Contributor — 21 copies

Cuentos breves latinoamericanos (1998) — Contributor — 17 copies

América : antología de relatos (1998) 1 copy

Noche de relatos 14 — Author — 1 copy

Josefina, bedien die Herren : Geschichten von Frauen und Männern aus Lateinamerika — Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Peri Rossi, Cristina
Birthdate: 1941-11-12
Gender: female
Nationality: Uruguay (birth)
Spain (immigrant citizen)
Country (for map): Uruguay
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Places of residence: Barcelona, Spain
Montevideo, Uruguay
Occupations: journalist
radio journalist
political commentator
translator
novelist
short story writer (show all 7)
poet
Awards and honors: Premio Cervantes 2021

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Reviews

El museo de los esfuerzos inútiles by Cristina Peri Rossi

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filbo_2024 | Apr 29, 2024 |

Estrategias del deseo (POESIA) (Spanish Edition) by Cristina Peri Rossi

Sin más. Imágenes cotidianas, la sensualidad se pierde en las imágenes, no hay donde agarrar el poemario a veces.

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seralv04 | Feb 14, 2024 |

Por fin solos by Cristina Peri Rossi

In fifteen short stories and a couple of linking essays, Peri Rossi dissects the stages of falling in love and out of it again, with "alone at last" serving as a key-phrase (in different senses) for both processes. Infatuation, cohabitation, the interference of children and rival lovers, and the frustrated quest for the full-stop at the end of a relationship are all illustrated from ironic and slightly offbeat perspectives. Witty and often perceptive in unexpected ways. I think my favourite was "Ulva lactuca" (Sea lettuce) — a story that turns out to be all about the journey of a spoonful of soup towards the firmly-closed mouth of a reluctant toddler.… (more)

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thorold | Nov 27, 2022 |