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Author Archives: Carolina
Words for Leila Abu-Saba, 1962-2009
I once had an amazing friend called Leila Abu-Saba. She is still my friend, even though she died three years ago. She was an incredible woman, large in every way—six feet tall, a great mane of hair, a large laugh, … Continue reading
Of Birth and Hazelnuts
Another kind of creativity has come to fruition for me this summer. Four weeks ago, on July 15th, 2012, my daughter arrived into our living room. I’m pleased to say that all went well in a natural home birth. In … Continue reading
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On translating The Neruda Case
Happy Publication Day to Roberto Ampuero’s The Neruda Case! I am so utterly pleased that this book is finally available in English. Ampuero has been enchanting readers around the world with his bestselling novels for nineteen years now, and it’s just … Continue reading
On PERLA’s launch – and being very pregnant
It’s been exactly two months now since Perla was published in the United States. During those two months, I’ve had the joy of meeting readers at events in Berkeley, Oakland, Corte Madera, Seattle, Houston, San Diego, New York, Miami, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, book tour, disappeared, eight months pregnant, pregnancy
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PERLA now released in the U.S.
It’s official: Perla is now a published book, available in bookstores throughout the U.S. For all the preparations, it still amazes me that it now exists as a physical thing – though of course, in our digital times, it’s also … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolfo Scilingo, Argentina, audio book, book tour, disappeared, Horacio Verbitsky, Margaret Atwood, Perla, publication day, sources of inspiration
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Oprah Magazine + the Norwegian Foreign Ministry
What do these two fine institutions – O Magazine and the Norwegian Foreign Ministry – have in common? For one thing, they’ve both just covered my novel Perla and the overall issue of Argentina’s disappeared. The April issue of O, … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, book tour, Carina Wint, disappeared, March books, Norway, Norwegian Foreign Ministry, novel, O the Oprah Magazine, Oprah, traveling pregnant
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Flying to Norway
This afternoon, I’ll board a plane to Norway, the very first country to release my novel Perla, where we’ll be celebrating with a range of public events in Oslo. I’m truly and profoundly excited to share this book with a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011 Norway attacks, Argentina, Carolina De Robertis, desaparecidos, Henrik Ibsen, Knut Hamsun, Norway, Oslo, Perla, Sigrid Undest
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PERLA’s publication: five week countdown
Perla will be released in the United States on March 27, exactly five weeks from today. In Norway, the book launches next week, and I will soon be flying to Oslo to celebrate with Norwegian readers. Even though this day … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Carolina De Robertis, creative process, disappeared, Library Journal, Norway, novels, Perla, Publishers Weekly, writing
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PERLA profiled in Library Journal
A very kind advance description of PERLA by Barbara Hoffert, an editor at Library Journal, as part of her picks among upcoming book releases for March 2012. A highlight: “Expect richly observed detail and real human drama from this award-winning … Continue reading
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