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Karla Suárez
Karla Suárez (born October 28, 1969 in La Habana, Cuba) is a Cuban writer.
Biography.
She grew up in Havana, where she ended up studying Electronic Engineering, without leaving aside her interest for literature.
The beginning of her career as a writer was the publication of some of her short stories in several anthologies and magazines. The tale "Aniversario" (t: Anniversary) was adapted for the stage in 1996. Her first collection, Espuma (t: Foam)
"I colori delle Donne" and in both 2006 and 2007 was a member of the jury for the International Literature (Short Stories) Award Juan Rulfo, sponsored by Radio France International in Paris.
In 2007, the Hay Festival and the organizers of the Bogotá World Book Capital selected Karla Suárez as one of the 39 highest profile Latin American writers under the age of 39.
In 2012 her novel Habana, año cero (t: Havana, Year Zero) won the French Prize Carbet from the Caribbean and Tout