Gilda Holst

Gilda Holst Molestina (June 3, 1952 – October 22, 2024) was an Ecuadorian writer and academic. Her narrative made use of humor and irony, in addition to the treatment of themes related to gender inequality.

Biography Gilda Holst was born in Guayaquil on June 3, 1952.

She began her literary career in the 1980s. In 1985, she entered the literary workshops of writer Miguel Donoso Pareja. Her first book of short stories, Más sin nombre que nunca, was published in 1989, and included the short story "Reunión", the plot of which follows a woman who is rejected by her husband and friends because of her body odor. This received great critical interest for her exploration of the feminine perspective in masculine environments.

Her Complete Works were published by Editorial Cadáver Exquisito in 2021.

Holst died on October 22, 2024, at the age of 72.

Works Short stories