Fanny Buitrago
Fanny Buitrago is a Colombian fiction writer and playwright best known for her novel Señora de la miel. She was born in Barranquilla, Colombia between 1943 and 1945.
Early life
Fanny Buitrago was born in Barranquilla, Colombia between 1943 and 1945,and grew up in Cali.
Her father Luis Buitrago was from Tunja, and her mother was from Barranquilla.
Buitrago has a sister Letty, who has worked as her editor and literary agent, and a brother Luis.
According to Letty, Fanny "began to read and write at a very early age, under the influence of two indefatigable readers: her father, Luis Buitrago, and her maternal grandfather, Tomás González".
As a child she would invent stories for her siblings in exchange for money or chores; around the age of 8 or 9, she started writing stories by hand.
Literary career
Buitrago's best-known book is Señora de la miel. Her first novel was El hostigante verano de los dioses.In 1982, Buitrago was an award fellow of the DAAD Künstlerprogramm in Berlin. In 1984 she was a writer in residence at the University of Iowa's International Writing Program.
Themes
She generally avoids overt political messages, although she has dealt with the civil unrest of la Violencia, preferring to focus on broken homes and families which act as metaphors for a country suffering great upheaval. Her works have been associated with the Nadaísmo movement in Colombia.Works
Novels
El hostigante verano de los dioses Cola de zorro Los Pañamanes- ; English translation: El legado de Corín Tellado
- ''En torno al frenesí''
Short story collections
Las distancias doradas La otra gente Bahía sonora: relatos de la isla Los amores de Afrodita: cuatro cuentos y una novela breve Los fusilados de ayer Los encantamientos- ''Canciones profanas''
Plays
El hombre de paja A la diestra y a la siniestra Al final del ave María- ''El día de la boda''
Literature for children
La casa del abuelo Cartas del palomar La casa del verde doncel Historias de la Rosa Luna Un genio en la pantalla- ''Los cuentos de Juanita Campana''