Elisa Lerner
| Elisa Lerner | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
6 June 1932 Valencia, Venezuela |
| Occupation | playwright, essayist |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Notable works | Yo amo a Columbo (1979) |
Elisa Lerner Nagler (Valencia, 6 June 1932), is a Venezuelan jew playwright and essayist. Among her works are the plays: Vida con mamá and En el vasto silencio de Manhattan; the essays volume Yo amo a Columbo o la pasión dispersa and the chronicle books: Carriel para la fiesta and Crónicas ginecológicas. In 1999 was awarded with the National Prize for Literature.
Bibliography
- En el vasto silencio de Manhattan (1961, play)
- Una sonrisa detrás de la metáfora (1969, essay)
- Vida con mamá (1976, play)
- Yo amo a Columbo (1979, essays)
- Carriel número cinco (1983, chronicles).
- Crónicas ginecológicas (1984, chronicles).
- Carriel para la fiesta (1997, chronicles)
- En el entretanto (2000, tales)
- Homenaje a la estrella (2002, tales)
- De muerte lenta (2006, novel)
References
- Socorro, Milagros (6 April 2000). «Elisa Lerner, una atleta de la soledad» (spanish). Análitica Venezuela Magazine
- Biography of Elisa Lerner for her novel De muerte Lenta (Fundación Bigott/Equinoccio, 2006)
- Elisa Lerner: de una soledad a otra - Lo afirmativo venezolano (spanish)