Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga

Born in Asunción in 1944, she writes poetry, novels, short stories and theater. She holds a doctorate in History, founded the Paraguayan Writers' Society and the Paraguayan PEN Club, and serves as general secretary of the Paraguayan Academy of the Spanish Language. She received the National Literature Prize in 2011 and France named her Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2003. Her novel 'Los nudos del silencio' was translated into Italian and her work circulates in several languages.