Yanitzia Canetti (born in 1967 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban author, translator, and editor.
Her published works include three novels (Al otro lado, La vida es color de Rosa, and "Adiós, best-seller"), a collection of narrative short stories (La muerte nuestra de cada vida), and over 200 children's books. She has also translated many well-known children's stories into Spanish, including The Berenstain Bears Save Christmas, Curious George Rides a Bike, and a number of books by Dr. Seuss. Canetti has earned a Bachelor's degree in Journalism, a Master's in Linguistics, and a Ph.D. in Literature. She currently resides with her husband and two sons in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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“There is nothing that man fears more than the touch of the unknown. He wants to see what is reaching towards him, and to be able to recognize or at least classify it. Man always tends to avoid physical contact with anything strange.”
—Elias Canetti (b. 1905)