Luisa Valenzuela

Luisa Valenzuela

female, 71 years old
latinamericanliterature, writer, argentine, magical realism, From Buenos Aires
Luisa Valenzuela (b. November 26, 1938, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a postmodern novelist and short story writer. She is a writer of magical...

José Lezama Lima

male, deceased (1976)
gay, latinamericanliterature, castro, Cuban, havana, poet
José Lezama Lima was a Cuban writer and poet who is considered one of the most influential figures in Latin American literature. Born in the C...

Tomás Eloy Martínez

male, 75 years old
Latin Americanist, writer, journalist, latinamericanliterature, argentine, Rutgers University…Spanish literature
Tomás Eloy Martínez is an Argentine journalist and writer. He obtained a degree in Spanish and Latin American literature from the Universidad Na...
Nicanor Parra

Nicanor Parra

male, 95 years old
from Chillan, mathematician, universidad de chile, Brown University, Santiago, Chile, Chillán…latinamericanliterature
Nicanor Parra is a mathematician and poet often considered to be the most influential poet Chile has produced since Pablo Neruda. He describes...
Juan León Mera

Juan León Mera

male
Dominican friar, latinamericanliterature, ecuadorian, Dominican, journalist, spanish
Juan León Mera Martínez was an Ecuadorian poet, novelist, journalist, critic, politician and satirist. Mera is known as the the father of Ec...

Cristina García

female, 51 years old
novelist, Dreaming in Cuban, The Agüero Sister, A Handbook to Luck, from Napa, California, National Book Award…latinamericanliterature, American
Cristina García is a Cuban-born American journalist and novelist. After working for "Time Magazine" as a researcher, reporter, and Miami bureau c...
Eliot Weinberger

Eliot Weinberger

male, 60 years old
from New York City, Order of the Aztec Eagle, Gregory Kolovakos Award, A Tale of Two Gardens, In the Light of India, Selected Nonfictions…1992 in literature, 1997 in literature, 1999 in literature, World Literature Today, american literature
Eliot Weinberger (born 6 February 1949) is a contemporary American writer, essayist, editor, and translator. Born in New York City where he still...
Jorge Majfud

Jorge Majfud

male, 40 years old
latinamericanliterature, Latin Americanist, Uruguayan, montevideo, University of Georgia, University of Georgia alumni
Jorge Majfud was born in Tacuarembó, Uruguay, in 1969. He majored in Architecture and in 1996 graduated from the Universidad de la República in Mo...
Mia Couto

Mia Couto

male, 54 years old
latinamericanliterature, Ndau language, European African, white, creative writer, Ndau…postcolonial literature
Mia Couto, pron. (b.5 July 1955 Beira, Mozambique), is considered this southeast African nation's foremost creative writer. His works in...
Fernando de Toro

Fernando de Toro

male
university of manitoba, Explorations in Post-Theory, Semiótica del teatro, Borders and Margins, Editorial Galerna, Intersecciones II…Latin Americanist, latinamericanliterature, Western literature
Fernando de Toro is a Full Professor in the Department of English at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. He was for five years Dean of...