Perla Suez

Perla Suez (born 28 November 1947) is an Argentinean novelist, translator, and children's author. She is a recipient of the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize.

Background

Suez was born in Córdoba, and grew up in Basavilbaso. She received a BA in Modern Literature at the National University of Córdoba, also studying psycho-pedagogy and cinematography.

Between 1977 and 1978 she conducted research at the University of Paris-VII before working at the International Centre for Pedagogical Studies at Sèvres.

In 1993 she received a Special Mention by the Argentinean Commission of Israeli Women for the story ' Aaron y la Cabra' and in 1997 her body of work was given an Honorable Mention for the World Prize for Children's Literature José Martí.

Suez was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in the field fiction (for Latin America & Caribbean) in 2007.