Susana Perea-Fox

author of Elena Garro y los rostros del poder

November 4, 2015

Susana Perea-Fox is an OSU professor who has given voice to an author who has been silent for more than three decades. Perea-Fox, an assistant professor in the department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, recently published her first book, Elena Garro y los rostros del poder (Elena Garro and the Faces of Power). "Elena Garro and the Faces of Power," written entirely in Spanish, debuted in December 2007 at the International Book Fair in Guadalajara, Mexico.

"I was astounded when I saw the amount of people who came to the fair, which is considered the second most important book fair in the world," Perea-Fox said. "I thought 'wow, what a place' and was very happy I was able to be there." Perea-Fox's book explores the work of Elena Garro whose controversial writings were first printed in the 1930s in Mexico. "In a time when women were urged to be silent, Elena Garro spoke out and challenged the role of women in society," Perea-Fox said.

Perea-Fox hopes her book will be translated to English so American audiences can discover the power of Garro's writings, which include more than 40 works in Spanish, French, Italian and English. Perea-Fox considers it her mission to ensure the voices of Garro and other female writers from Mexico are heard in the world of literature. "Garro has tons of novels, journalistic articles and essays that deserve critical attention," she said.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2009-honorees/susana-perea-fox

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