The President and the Frog
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PEN/Jean Stein Book Award | 2022 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Carolina de Robertis's novel is inspired by the life of former Uruguayan president José Mujica, imagining the conversations he had with a frog while imprisoned in solitary confinement during the dictatorship. Shortlisted for the PEN/Jean Stein Award.
About the Author
Carolina de Robertis is an Uruguayan-American novelist and translator whose fiction explores LGBTQ+ history, Latin American politics, and the lives of marginalized communities. Born in Uruguay, she grew up in England, Switzerland, and the United States, and is fluent in English and Spanish. Her novels include The Invisible Mountain (2009), Perla (2012), The Gods of Tango (2015), which won the Stonewall Book Award for Literature, and Cantoras (2019), which won the Stonewall Book Award for Literature and was a finalist for the Kirkus Prize. Read more →
