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Alicia Yánez Cossío

Alicia Yáñez Cossío (Quito, September 10, 1928[1] ) is a prominent Ecuadorian poet, novelist and journalist.

Yáñez Cossio is one of the leading figures in Ecuadorian literature and in Latin America, and she is the first Ecuadorian to win the Premio Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, which she received in 1996.

In 2008 she received Ecuador's highest literary prize, the "Premio Eugenio Espejo" for her lifetime of work.


Alicia Yánez Cossío (Quito, 1929) es una novelista, poeta y catedrática. En la narrativa ecuatoriana, el nombre de esta autora destaca por los logros alcanzados con una obra de gran nivel. Al valorar su novelaBruna Soroche y los tíos, Nina M. Scott, expresa: (...) asegura el que voces silenciadas por mucho tiempo se dejen oír y escuchar. Pero hay mucho más que el mero articular el punto de vista femenino (...) Al haber repasado, revalorado la historia de la familia Catevil y simultáneamente la del Ecuador, Yánez Cossío contribuye al proceso de juzgar estos hechos de una manera nueva y de evitar para siempre el recaer en los antiguos modelos de pensamiento.

Su bibliografía incluye novelas como Bruna Soroche y los tíos (Quito, 1972), Yo vendo unos ojos negros (Quito, 1979), Más allá de las islas (Quito, 1980), La Cofradía del Mullo de la Virgen Pipona (Quito, 1985), La casa del sano placer (Quito, 1989), El cristo feo (Quito, 1996), Aprendiendo a morir (Quito, 1997), Y amarle pude... (Quito, 2000), cuentos como El beso y otras fricciones (Quito, 1974), Retratos cubanos (Quito, 1998) y El viaje de la abuela (Quito, 1999), poesía como Luciolas (Quito, 1949) y De la sangre y el tiempo (Quito, 1964), obras teatrales como Hacía el Quito de ayer (Quito, 1951) y ensayos como Niños escritores. Talleres de literatura infantil (Quito, 1988).

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  • Cover of: La Virgen Pipona
    First published in 1985 3 editions

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  • Cover of: Bruna, soroche y los tíos

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  • Cover of: Se Que Vienen A Matarme

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  • Cover of: Concierto de sombras
    First published in 2004 1 edition

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  • Cover of: Mas alla de las islas
    First published in 1980 1 edition

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  • Cover of: Poesía
    First published in 1974 1 edition

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  • Cover of: Beyond the Islands
    First published in 2011 1 edition

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  • Cover of: Memorias de la Pivihuarmi Cuxirimay Ocllo: novela

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  • Cover of: bruna soroche y los tios

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  • Cover of: The potbellied virgin
    First published in 2006 1 edition

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  • Cover of: Taller Para La Formacion De Ninos Escritores

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  • Cover of: Retratos cubanos, 1957-1961: cuentos

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  • Cover of: Las Mujeres del Ático toman la palabra: prensa selecta

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  • Cover of: Y amarle pude...
    First published in 2000 1 edition

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  • Cover of: Aprendiendo a morir
    First published in 1997 1 edition

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