1978年，佢獲得Casa de las Américas獎。1988，佢本半自傳體小說《La Mujer Habitada》引起咗大眾關注。呢本小說係第一本以尼加拉瓜革命敘事角度提出性別問題嘅小說。呢本小說亦都己經翻譯成多種語言，並且有四間美國大學都將佢納入咗閱讀清單。呢本小說講述咗兩個嘅相似嘅故事：土著反抗西班牙人同埋現代中美洲嘅動亂，當中亦有幾個嘅共通之處：婦女嘅解放，激情同承諾。2000年，佢出版咗佢嘅自傳《El país bajo mi piel》，當中強調佢參與革命運動嘅經驗。2000年，《El país bajo mi piel》入圍洛杉磯時報圖書獎。2008年，佢憑住《El infinito en la palma de la mano》得到Biblioteca Breve獎，呢本書就係關於天堂上亞當與夏娃嘅託寓。
In 1978, he was awarded the Casa de las Américas Prize. In 1988, his semi-autobiographical novel La Mujer Habitada attracted public attention. This novel is the first to raise gender issues from the perspective of the narrative of the revolution in Nicaragua. The novel has also been translated into multiple languages, and four United States universities have added it to their reading lists. The novel tells two similar stories: indigenous revolts against Spain and modern Mesoamerican upheaval, but they also have several things in common: women's emancipation, passion, and commitment. In 2000, he published his autobiography, El país bajo mi piel, in which he emphasized his experience of participating in the revolutionary movement. In 2000, El país bajo mi piel was shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Book Award. In 2008, he won the Biblioteca Breve Award for his book El infinito en la palma de la mano, a book about Adam and Eve in heaven.