The Argentine writer Gabriela Cabezón Cámara has worked at varied jobs, from selling car insurance in the street to cultural journalism. She is the author of the novels Slum Virgin; Romance of the Blonde Brunette; and The Adventures of China Iron, which was shortlisted for the International Booker and Médicis Prizes. She is an environmental activist and a co-founder of the feminist movement Ni Una Menos.

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