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Jennifer Thorndike was born in Lima, Peru in 1983. She is a writer and scholar. She received his Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. She has published the novels (Ella) (2012), Esa muerte existe (2016) and the short story books Cromosoma Z (2007) and Antifaces (2015). He has participated in several anthologies both Peruvian and Latin American. Her stories have been translated into Portuguese, French and English. In 2016 was chosen by FIL-Guadalajara as one of the most outstanding Latin American writers born during the 80s. She currently lives and teaches literature in Illinois.

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	[ella] 3.82 avg rating — 231 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Esa muerte existe 3.51 avg rating — 172 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nuestras mujeres 4.30 avg rating — 33 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voces -30: Nueva narrativa latinoamericana by Claudia Apablaza (Editor), Diego Zúñiga, Valeria Luiselli 3.40 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Al fin de la batalla by Christiane Felip Vidal, Ysa Navarro, Karina Pacheco Medrano really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cromosoma Z 3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Antifaces 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lejos. Sedici racconti dal Perù by Maria Cristina Secci (Editor), Carlos Yushimito, Claudia Ulloa Donoso 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Granta en español \| 25 - Perú by Valerie Miles, Jaime Rodríguez Z., Carlos Yushimito really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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