Sergio Ramírez was born in Masatepe, Nicaragua in 1942.
He published his first book of short stories in 1963, and graduated as a lawyer from the University of Nicaragua in 1964. Between 1973 and 1975, he lived in Berlin as a resident artist through the German Academic Exchange Service, when he wrote the novel ¿Te dió miedo la sangre?. Ramírez is the author of 14 other books of fiction, most recently the novel El cielo llora por mí (2009), and the recipient of many distinctions and awards, including the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres of France, and the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
In 1977, he headed the “Group of Twelve,” which was comprised of intellectuals, businessmen, and priests united against the Somoza regime. After the triumph of the Sandinista Revolution in 1979, Ramírez became part of the Junta of the Government of National Reconstruction, and later was elected Vice President of Nicaragua (1984–1990).
He currently holds the Robert Kennedy Professorship in Latin American Studies at Harvard University for 2009. He also has received in 2008 the Guggenheim Fellowship for creative writing.
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