Clorinda Matto de Turner

Peruvian writer, thinker, politician, journalist, and translator (1854–1909)

Clorinda Matto de Turner (1854–1909) was a Peruvian writer, thinker, politician, journalist, and translator. Matto was born in Coya on 11 November 1854. She died in Buenos Aires on 25 October 1909, at the age of 55.

The output is classed under essay. Matto worked in literary work, version, edition or translation and journalism. She was attached to El Perú Ilustrado, Búcaro Americano and La Nación.

Matto studied at Colegio Educandas.

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