Rosario Ferré

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Rosario Ferré
Rosario Ferré
Born	September 28,1938 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Occupation	writer, poet, professor and essayist

Dr. Rosario Ferré (born September 28,1938, in Ponce, Puerto Rico), is a well known Puerto Rican writer, poet and essayist.

1 Early years
2 First literary works
3 Honors
4 Currently
- 4.1 Written Works
5 Fiction
6 Essays
7 Poetry
8 Biographies
9 See also
10 External link

[edit] Early years

Rosario was born into one of Puerto Rico's wealthiest families. Her parents were Lorenza Ramirez de Arrellano and the late Luis A. Ferré, the former governor of Puerto Rico. She received her primary and secondary education in Ponce. In her youth, Rosario was an independence advocate, despite the fact that her father was pro-statehood. Later in life, she also became an advocate of statehood. Upon graduating from high school she went to the United States and earned her bachelor of arts degree from Manhattanville College.

Rosario returned to Puerto Rico where in the 1970s she enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico to work on her masters degree. During her tenure as a student, Rosario began her writing career as the founder, editor and publisher of the journal Zona de Carga y Descarga along with her cousin Olga Nolla. The journal was devoted to publishing new writers and to promoting the ideas of the independence movement. Rosario also has written and published poems and a biography of her father.

[edit] First literary works

In 1977, Rosario published a collection of her literary essays titled Sitio a Eros, which promoted political and social themes. Upon earning her masters degree, Rosario enrolled in University of Maryland where she graduated with a Ph.D. in Latin American Literature.

Rosario's books include, among others, The Youngest Doll, The Battle of Virgins, The House on the Lagoon, Sweet Diamond Dust, Flight of the Swan and Eccentric Neighborhoods.

[edit] Honors

Ferré won the first prize in a short story contest of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño in 1974. In 1992, Rosario was the recipient of the "Liberatur Prix" award from the Frankfurt Book Fair. In 1997, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from Brown University. Rosario was a Guggenheim fellowship recipient in 2004.

[edit] Currently

Dr. Rosario Ferré is currently a professor at the University of Puerto Rico and a contributing editor for the San Juan Star, Puerto Rico's English language newspaper. Rosario is also a visiting professor at Rutgers University and Johns Hopkins University. Rosario's aunt was the late Sor Isolina Ferre.

[edit] Written Works

[edit] Fiction

El Vuelo del Cisne, 2001; Spanish version: Flight of the Swan, 2002
La extraña muerte del Capitancito Candelario, 2002.
Vecindarios excentricos,1998; Spanish version: Eccentric Neighborhoods, 1999
La casa de la laguna, 1995; Spanish version: The House on the Lagoon, 1997
La Batalla de Las Vírgenes, 1994
The Youngest Doll, 1991 (an English version of Papeles de Pandora)
Sonatinas. Cuentos de niños., 1991
Sweet Diamond Dust and Other Stories, 1985; English version: Maldito Amor,1989
El Medio Pollito, 1981
Papeles de Pandora, 1976

[edit] Essays

Las Puertas del Placer, 2005
A la sombra de tu nombre (The Shadow of your name)Published by Alfaguara; 2001
El Acomodador: una lectura fantastica de Felisberto Hernandez (The Accommodator: a fantastic lecture by Felisberto Hernandez), 1986
Sitio a Eros: Trece ensayos literarios, 1980
Sitio a Eros: Quince ensayos literarios, 1986
El Coloquio de las Perras Published by Editorial Cultural, 1991
El Arbol y sus Sombras (The tree and its shadows): Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1990
Cortazar: El Romántico en su Observatorio. Puerto Rico; Editorial Cultura, 1991