Her stories have appeared in anthologies in French, English, Chinese, Hebrew, and Serbo-Croatian. Her other books include the short story collections, Maldito corazón, Zoom, Fuga permanente, and Álbum de familia her novels in Spanish include Body Time, Poso Wells, and Humo. Her literary honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2006 member of Bogotá 39, a 2007 selection of the most important up-and-coming writers in Latin America in the post-Boom generation one of five finalists for the 2015 Premio Hispanoamericano de Cuento Gabriel García Márquez (Colombia) for her story collection La muerte silba un blues and winner of several prizes for critical essays on literature and film. She received a PhD at Tulane University and holds a Master's degree in Latin American Literature from Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar. Gabriela Alemán, based in Quito, Ecuador, has played professional basketball in Switzerland and Paraguay and has worked as a waitress, administrator, translator, radio scriptwriter, and film studies professor. Gabriela Alemán is a vibrant and compelling author who charmed booksellers and media at BEA 2018.Poso Wells continues to be a favorite at indie bookstores, three years after its first publication! It was recently featured as a staff pick at Powell’s Books (OR), including the bookseller’s blurb on their marquee!.Cover design of Family Album will be reminiscent of Poso Wells, providing visual clues about the connection between Alemán's debut and follow up.Fans will be psyched to see this follow up, which features all of the irony, humor, and well researched historical and political content that made Poso Wells a gem.Poso Wells was met with enthusiastic critical reviews from the New Yorker, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and World Literature Today and we expect a similar reception to the new book.Poso Wells, Alemán’s first work to be published in English translation (City Lights, 2018), received the “Indies Introduce Award” and “IndieNext” from the ABA, and was a “Staff Pick” at numerous indie bookstores.Gabriela Alemán is one of the most accomplished South American authors working today, and her short fiction and novels have been published in multiple languages.This book is readable and fun, while dealing with serious topics like femicide, ecological devastation, the drug wars and more.
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