Ana Arzoumanian

Ana Arzoumanian (born 1962, Buenos Aires) is a lawyer, writer, and professor. She taught Philosophy of Law at the School of Law, Salvador University (1986–1999) and completed postgraduate studies in Psychoanalysis at the Escuela de Orientación Lacaniana. She has also taught Creative Writing at FLACSO University and Tres de Febrero University. In addition to her academic career, she contributes to the cultural online newspaper Cine y Literatura.

Arzoumanian is the author of numerous works across poetry, fiction, and essays. Her poetry collections include Labios (1993), Debajo de la piedra (1998), El ahogadero (2002), Cuando todo acabe todo acabará (2008), Káukasos (2011), and La Jesenská (2019). Her novels include La mujer de ellos (2001), Mar Negro (2012), and Dispara hacia atrás (2024). She has also published short story collections such as La granada (2003), Mía (2004), Juana I (2006), Del vodka hecho con moras (2015), Infieles (2017), and Nada de lirismo (2023).

Her essays explore themes of disappearance, violence, and war, including El depósito humano: una geografía de la desaparición (2010), Hacer violencia. El régimen insurrecto en el arte (2014), and La guerra es un verbo (2022).

Through her diverse body of work, Arzoumanian delves into themes of memory, identity, and the human condition, establishing herself as a significant voice in contemporary literature.