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Carmen Boullosa

かるめん・ぶよさ

Karumen Buyosa

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1954-09-04 (Mexico City, Mexico)
Nationality
Mexican
Languages
Spanish
Residence History
Mexico City, Mexico

Career

Occupations
Poet, Novelist, Playwright
Active Years
1979-2025

Awards

Premio Casa de América de Poesía Americana
2019
Category: Poesía
Organization: Casa de América
Result: Winner
Woman of the Year
2025
Organization: Glocal Women Foundation
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

They're Cows, We're Pigs

1991 Novel

Narrated by an old man kidnapped from France and joining pirates in the Caribbean, comparing European and pirate societies.

FeminismPiratesSocial Comparison
Translations
  • English translation available

Bibliography

  • Hamartia o Hacha
  • La patria insomne
  • The Book of Eve
  • The Book of Anna
  • TEXAS
  • They're Cows, We're Pigs

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Distinctive personal styleDiversity in theme and formFeminism and gender roles
Recurring Motifs
Women's issues in Latin American contextMiracles and magicHistorical and mythical reinterpretations

Legacy

Mexican poet, novelist, and playwright known for works on feminism and gender roles in Latin America, praised by Carlos Fuentes and others.

Trivia

  • Has two children with former partner Alejandro Aura: Juan Aura and actress María Aura. Married to historian Mike Wallace.
  • Siblings include Pablo Boullosa and Pedro Boullosa.