Kaufmann was born in
General Roca, a city in the
Río Negro province in
Argentina, where she spent most of her childhood and teenage years. In 1987 she moved to
Buenos Aires,
Argentina where she enrolled in
life sciences at the
University of Buenos Aires. In 1993, she obtained a PhD in
neuroscience. She became a
postdoctoral researcher at the
Smith College in
Northhampton,
Massachusetts. In 2003 she returned to Buenos Aires. She died of a brain tumor in Buenos Aires at 37 years of age. She was awarded the "
Prêmio Casa de las Américas" for her novel
La Hermana, a biographical novel about
Emily Dickinson. Her works were also awarded the "
Prêmio Planeta" and twice with the "
Prêmio do Fondo Nacional de las Artes". She left behind a book of unedited stories
La ninfómana y el trepanador. == References ==