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Caro De Robertis was born on 1975 in England, is an American novelist. Discover Caro De Robertis's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 49 years old?
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Caro De Robertis Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Caro De Robertis worth at the age of 49 years old? Caro De Robertis’s income source is mostly from being a successful Novelist. He is from . We have estimated Caro De Robertis's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Caro De Robertis (born 1975) is a Uruguayan-American author and professor of creative writing at San Francisco State University.
De Robertis received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from University of California, Los Angeles in 1996.
They also received a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from Mills College in 2007.
De Robertis released their first book, The Invisible Mountain, in 2009.
The novel was an international best-seller, being translated into 17 languages, including Italian, Spanish, German, Dutch, French, Hebrew, and Chinese.
It won best book for the San Francisco Chronicle, O, The Oprah Magazine, and Booklist.
It was also a finalist for the California Book Award, an International Latino Book Award, and the VCU Cabell First Book Award.
They are the author of five novels and the editor of an award-winning anthology, Radical Hope (2017), which include essays by such writers as Junot Diaz and Jane Smiley.
They are also well known for their translational work, frequently translating Spanish pieces.
Caro De Robertis is the child of two Uruguayan parents.
They were born in England and moved throughout their childhood, following the scientific career of their father, Edward De Robertis.
De Robertis later moved to Basel (Switzerland), until finally ending up in Los Angeles, California.
Aged 19, De Robertis came out as bisexual, which they have described as the beginning of the process of their parents disowning them, which was complete by the time they were 25.
Describing their relationship with their parents, they said, "They actually dug in their heels and tried to turn my siblings against my first child when I was pregnant with the first child. I use that example to say, it's not true that everybody comes around."
They worked as a rape counselor and was very active in the Bay Area's LGBTQ+ community for ten years in their 20s.
De Robertis' 2019 novel, Cantoras, is set in 1970s Uruguay.
Its five protagonists are all lesbians.
The book was selected as a New York Times Editors’ Choice.
It also won a Stonewall Book Award, and a Reading Women Award, as well as being a finalist for the Kirkus Prize and a Lambda Literary Award.
In 2021, their novel The President and the Frog was published.
The character of the President in the book is heavily influenced by José Mujica, the former President of Uruguay.
Writing in The Nation, Lily Meyer said that the book, "asks its readers to think seriously about the weight of taking political action, then suggests that they take it."
In 2022, De Robertis became the 41st recipient of the Dos Passos Prize, awarded annually to an American author who American "experiments with form, explores a range of voices and deserves more recognition."
De Robertis lives with their two children in Oakland, California.
They identify as queer and genderqueer.
Describing their sexuality on the LGBTQ&A podcast, De Robertis said, "The more words the better. So I'm a dyke, I'm a lesbian... It's all good."
De Robertis uses they/them pronouns.
