Betina González author biography, plus links to books by Betina González.

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Betina González

Betina González is the bestselling author of several novels and short story collections, for which she has won several awards, including the prestigious Premio Tusquets. American Delirium is her first book to be published in English. González earned her MFA in bilingual creative writing at the Univeristy of Texas at El Paso and her PhD from the University of Pittsburgh. She lives in Buenos Aires and teaches at the University of Buenos Aires and New York University Buenos Aires.

Heather Cleary is an Assistant Professor of Spanish at Sarah Lawrence College, USA. Her research on contemporary Latin American culture and the theory and practice of translation has appeared in journals including Hispanic Review and Mutatis Mutandis. She has also published seven books in translation, including two books by Sergio Chejfec, The Dark (2013), which was shortlisted for the National Translation Award, and The Planets (2015), which was a finalist for the Best Translated Book Award.

This biography was last updated on 02/16/2021.

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