Resident

Diego Olavarría
From 4 May to 29 May 2021

Fondation Jan Michalski © Tonatiuh Ambrosetti

Fondation Jan Michalski © Tonatiuh Ambrosetti

Biography

Diego Olavarría is a non-fiction writer and translator. His debut book, El paralelo etíope (FETA, 2015), won the Premio Nacional de Crónica Joven Ricardo Garibay. His second book, Historia de nuestro futuro(Fondo mexicano para la conservación de la naturaleza, 2019) traces the main historical trends that have transformed the natural environment of Mexico. His writing has appeared in several leading literary magazines of Mexico and Latin America, including Letras Libres, Etiqueta Negra and La Tempestad. His work Honduras, o el canto del gallo was awarded the Premio Bellas Artes de Crónica Literaria Carlos Montemayor 2020.