Beatriz Doumerc


Beatriz Doumerc de Barnes was an Argentine writer of children's literature. Her book, La línea, illustrated by her husband, Ayax "Pacho" Barnes, was awarded the Casa de las Américas Prize in 1975.

Biography

Beatriz Doumerc was born in Buenos Aires in 1929. Her studies included Fine Arts.
Censored in Argentina during the Dirty War, she lived in Rome, Italy, from 1977 to 1984. From 1984 until her death in 2014, she resided in Barcelona, Spain. her books were published in Argentina, Spain, Italy, Venezuela, Uruguay, and Sweden. Her work has been awarded in the U.S. and Europe. In addition to her many books, Doumerc also made adaptations of Gargantua and Pantagruel and the Popol Vuh for the Spanish publisher, Lumen.
She married illustrator Ajax Barnes, who illustrated many of her texts. She had a son, Gabriel.

Awards and honours

Selected works

Cómo se hacen los niños. Illustrated by Ayax BarnesLa línea. Illustrated by Ayax Barnes.Truck sale de paseo. Illustrated by Ayax BarnesEl pueblo que no quería ser gris. Illustrated by Ayax Barnes. La pipa de Juan Blanca Rosa y Salem-Salim Firulete en el trono Tic Tac, el marciano El búho Caramelo La abeja Jovita Zorrito y el cazador Bruja Maruja contra Ogro Torvo El viaje de Ida/El viaje de Regreso.Aserrín, aserrán.Casos y cosas de gusano y mariposa.Caramelo va de paseo.Truck capitán intrépido.Truck desaparece.Truck en el circo.Truck sale de noche.De puerta en puerta.Tamarindo el pastelero.El castillo embrujado.Tal para cual.Daniel y los reyes.Cuando todo pasa volando.El pueblo que no quería ser gris.Un cuento grande como una casa.Eva Perón El pájaro Federico.Una pluma con historia.¿Quién llegará primero?.Simón el dragón.Dos en apuros.Vida de gato.