Out of Florida: Cuban-American Writers Read Their Work

Authors

Iraida H. Lopez, Ramapo College of New Jersey

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Event Description

A new group of authors has coalesced to stake a claim in the Cuban-American literary scene. This event will bring together several second-generation fiction writers of Cuban origin, who will read from their recent work:

• Chantel Acevedo, author of The Distant Marvels (2015), A Falling Star (2013), Song of the Red Cloak (2011), and Love and Ghost Letters (2005)

• Jennine Capo Crucet, author of Make Your Home Among Strangers (2015) and Howto Leave Hialeah (2009)

• Vanessa García, author of White Light (2015) and The Cuban Spring (2014)

• Ana Menendez, author of Adios, Happy Homeland (2011), The Last War (2009), Loving Che (2003), and In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd (2001)

• Cecilia Rodriguez Milanes, author of Oye What I'm Gonna Tell You (2015), Everyday Chica (2010), and Marielitos, Balseros and Other Exiles (2009)

Dr. Iraida H. Lopez, the moderator, is Professor of Spanish at Ramapo College of New Jersey. Her most recent book is Impossible Returns: Narratives of the Cuban Diaspora (2015).

Identifier

FIDC001838

Document Type

Flyer

Event Date

Winter 2-25-2017

City

Coral Gables

Disciplines

Latin American Studies

Recommended Citation

Lopez, Iraida H., "Out of Florida: Cuban-American Writers Read Their Work" (2017). Cuban Research Institute Events. 382.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cri_events/382