Dahlia de la Cerda
Dahlia de la Cerda | |
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 Dahlia de la Cerda in 2025 | |
| Born | 1985 (age 40–41) Aguascalientes, Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Notable works | Reservoir Bitches |
Dahlia de la Cerda (born 1985) is a Mexican writer and activist.[1] In 2025, her book, Reservoir Bitches, was longlisted for the International Booker Prize.[2]
Biography
De la Cerda was born and lives in the city of Aguascalientes.[3] She has Neurofibromatosis type I and severe scoliosis, and additionally was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.[4][5] She studied philosophy in university and worked in a call center.[6] She began to write about violence against women after her family suffered a feminicide.[6]
She is a founder of the organization Morras Help Morras, which helps women seeking abortion in Mexico.[7]
Works
- Perras de reserva (Reservoir Bitches)
- Desde los zulos (From the Hiding Places), 2023 [7]
- Medea me cantó un corrido (Medea sang me a corrido), 2024[7]
Awards and honors
- Finalist of the 2024 Premio de Narrativa Breve Ribera del Duero for Medea me ayudó a abortar (Medea helped me abort)[8]
- Longlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize for Reservoir Bitches, translated by Heather Cleary and Julia Sanches[9]
References
- ^"Dahlia de la Cerda". Kultur Austausch.
- ^"Dahlia de la Cerda". The Booker prizes.
- ^"Dahlia DE LA CERDA". Hay Festival Global. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^Lambertucci, Constanza (9 February 2023). "Dahlia de la Cerda: "Solo veo negro o blanco. Conmigo o en mi contra. Con Dios o con el diablo"" [Dahlia de la Cerda: "I only see black or white. You're with me or against me. With God or the Devil"]. El País México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^de la Cerda, Dahlia (26 August 2019). "Tengo escoliosis: es una discapacidad y así aprendí a vivir con ella". Malvestida (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ abGiménez Lorenzo, Clara (13 May 2024). "Dahlia de la Cerda, la mexicana que desafió el consejo de no escribir sobre feminicidios porque "la realidad ya era demasiado abrumadora"". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ abcSantos Cid, Alejandro (25 February 2025). "La autora mexicana Dahlia de la Cerda, finalista del Premio Booker Internacional". El País México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^"Estas son las cinco obras finalistas del VIII Premio Ribera del Duero de Narrativa Breve | Ribera del Duero". riberadelduero.es. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^Creamer, Ella (25 February 2025). "All 13 writers on International Booker longlist are first-time nominees". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
