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Ana Gloria Moya

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Ana Gloria Moya

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1954 (San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán)
Died
2013-10-07 age 59
Nationality
Argentina
Languages
Spanish
Residence History
Tucumán (birthplace) → Salta Province (worked and lived)

Career

Occupations
novelist, lawyer
Active Years
1997-2013

Education

Worked as a lawyer; likely held a law degree, but definitive information not available.

Awards

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize
2002
Work: Cielo de tambores (Heaven of Drums)
Organization: Universidad de Guadalajara
Result: 受賞
Benito Crivelli Literary Prize (Primer Premio Certamen Literario Benito Crivelli)
2001
Organization: Pro Cultura Salta
Result: 受賞
Formal recognition by the Argentine National Congress
2003
Organization: Argentine National Congress
Result: 表彰

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sangre tan caliente - y otras pasiones

1997 Short stories / essays

A collection of short stories and essays exploring passions and desires; part of her early work.

passionhuman relationships

La desmemoria

1999 Novel

A novel that deals with memory and forgetting. Published in Salta.

memoryidentity

Cielo de tambores (Heaven of Drums)

2002 Historical novel

A historical novel based on the life of Manuel Belgrano, centered on two characters from the margins of society. Explores female perspectives and marginality.

historymarginalized charactersgender
Translations
  • Sky of Drums (translated by Nick Hill)

Semillas de papaya a la luz de la luna

2008 Novel

Published in 2008; a novel with a poetic title suggesting intimate storytelling.

personal memoryeveryday life

Bibliography

  • Sangre tan caliente - y otras pasiones (1997)
  • La desmemoria (1999)
  • Cielo de tambores (2002)
  • Semillas de papaya a la luz de la luna (2008)

Translations of Works

  • Cielo de tambores — Sky of Drums (translated by Nick Hill, Curbstone Press paperback 2006)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Historical-novel approach weaving factual historyFocus on marginalized charactersEmphasis on female perspectives
Recurring Motifs
memory and forgettingsocial marginalitygender and emotion

Legacy

An Argentine writer recognized nationally and internationally. Her notable novel Cielo de tambores won an international literary prize; she is known for works that illuminate history and marginalized characters. Died in 2013.

Trivia

  • Born in San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán.
  • Worked as a lawyer in Salta Province.
  • Won the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize in 2002 for Cielo de tambores.
  • Recorded winner of the Benito Crivelli Literary Prize in 2001.
  • Died on October 7, 2013.