The Writers of This Archive

Literary Scholarship · Latin American Fiction

Rosalva Flores-Alemán, Ph.D.

Sonora, México · Tucson, AZ · Tennessee

A scholar and writer whose work moves between 19th-century Latin American literature and the living questions of cultural identity, performance, and what it means to belong. She writes and teaches in Spanish and English — often at the same time.

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Political Essay · Dominican Letters

José La Luz

Dominican Republic

A Dominican public intellectual and political figure whose writing addresses power, identity, and the condition of the Caribbean. His essays arrive with the weight of someone who has lived the history he describes.

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Dark Fiction · Oil Painter

Chico Montecristi

Santiago, Dominican Republic · South Bronx, NY

A writer and painter from the South Bronx by way of Santiago. His prose moves between English and Spanish, between the clinical and the violent, between grief and black humor.

3 works · View profile →