About Ana María Shua
Ana María Shua (born 22 April 1951) is an Argentine writer. She is particularly well known for her work in microfiction. Shua has published over eighty books in numerous genres including novels, short stories, microfiction, poetry, drama, children's literature, books of humor and Jewish folklore, anthologies, film scripts, journalistic articles, and essays. She has received numerous national and international awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, and is one of Argentina's premier living writers. She has been referred to as the "Queen of the Micro-Story" in the world of Spanish-language literature. == Career == === Early life and education === Born Ana María Schoua (the original spelling for her surname) in Buenos Aires in 1951, Shua became interested in writing at a young age, inspired by books such as Black Beauty. She published her first book on poetry, El sol y yo, in 1967 when she was only a sixteen-year-old student at the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires, having won a prize from the Fondo Nacional de las Artes that paid for the printing of 1,000 copies. The collection won the "Faja de Honor" award given by the Argentine Society of Writers. Shua studied at the University of Buenos Aires and obtained a degree in education, specializing in literature. === Exile === During the last military dictatorship in Argentina, often called the National Reorganization Process, Shua took a boat to Europe and went into exile in France, part of a wave of exiled political figures and intellectuals.
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