Bárbara Mujica Books in Order

Bárbara Mujica is a celebrated American novelist, short story writer, and critic known for her deeply researched and emotionally charged works. Her novels, including Sister Teresa (2007), a biography of Saint Teresa of Avila, and Frida (2001), a life of Frida Kahlo, have garnered international recognition. The latter, an international bestseller, has been translated into seventeen languages. Mujica's other notable fiction includes The Deaths of Don Bernardo (novel, 1990), Sanchez across the Street (stories, 1997), and Far from My Mother's Home (stories, 1999). Her short stories have appeared in prestigious publications such as The Minnesota Review and The Literary Review, as well as various anthologies. As a respected essayist, Mujica's work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and numerous other publications, including being named one of the best 50 op-eds of the decade by The New York Times in 1990. Mujica's writing has earned her numerous awards, including the Trailblazers Award, the Theodore Christian Hoepfner Award, the Pangolin Prize, and the E. L. Doctorow International Fiction Competition.