Bárbara Jacobs

(Mexico, 1947) comes from a family of Lebanese Jewish origins. She grew up in a home where five languages were spoken. Beginning in 1970, Barbara started publishing stories and essays in literary magazines and supplements. Her novel Dead Leaves (1987) received Mexico’s Xavier Villaurrutia Prize, and has been translated into English, Italian and Portuguese. He has written a wide variety of other books including The Owner of the Poe Hotel (2014) and The Good Company (2019). In 2023, her first title was published again in Spain: Dead Leaves (MAPA, 2023).