Carolina de Robertis


Carolina de Robertis is a Uruguayan-American author and teacher of creative writing at San Francisco State University. She's an award-winning author of four novels and the editor of an award-winning anthology, Radical Hope, which include essays by such writers as Junot Diaz and Jane Smiley. She is also well known for her translational work, frequently translating Spanish pieces.

Early Life and Career

Carolina de Robertis is the child of two Uruguayan parents. She moved throughout her childhood, being born in England, later moving to Switzerland, until finally ending up in Los Angeles, California. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from University of California, Los Angeles in 1996. She also received a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from Mills College in 2007.
de Robertis released her first book, The Invisible Mountain, in 2009. The novel was an international best-seller, being translated into 17 languages, including Italian, Spanish, German, Dutch, French, Hebrew, and Chinese. It won best book for the San Francisco Chronicle, O, The Oprah Magazine, and Booklist. It was also a finalist for the California Book Award, an International Latino Book Award, and the VCU Cabell First Book Award.
She worked as a rape counselor and was very active in the Bay Area's LGBTQ+ community for ten years in her 20s.

Works

Novels