Eduardo González Viaña

Eduardo González Viaña (born November 13, 1941 in Chepén, La Libertad, Peru) is a writer and professor of Spanish at Western Oregon University.

Eduardo González Viaña
Peruvian writer Eduardo González Viaña
Born
Eduardo González Viaña

November 13, 1941
Chepén, La Libertad – Peru
NationalityUnited States, Peruvian
Known forNovelist, writer, journalist
Notable work
"Vallejo en los Infiernos" (Vallejo in hells)
AwardsNovel International Latino Award from the U.S. 2007 (New York. by "El corrido de Dante")[1]

González Viaña earned a doctorate in Spanish language literature from the National University of Trujillo in Peru, where he also earned a law degree.[2][3] He moved to the United States in 1990 to become a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1994, he joined the faculty at Western Oregon University where he teaches Spanish language, literature and history.[3]

In 1999, González Viaña was awarded the Juan Rulfo Award for best short stories for the short piece "Siete Noches en California."[4] His novels include Sarita Colonia viene volando (1987), El tiempo del amor (1984), Los sueños de América (2001), Vallejo en los infiernos (2008), and El corrido de Dante (2008).[4]

Publications
  • American Dreams, Arte Público Press, 2005. (English translation by Heather Moore Cantarero)
  • Dante's Ballad, Arte Público Press, 2007. (English translation by Susan Giersbach Rascon)
  • El amor de Carmela me va a matar, Axiara Editions, 2010.
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See also

References
  1. "El corrido de Dante, la novela de los inmigrantes latinos, de Eduardo González Viaña" (Press release) (in Spanish). January 2, 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  2. "González Viaña recorre España con Vallejo". La República (in Spanish). October 5, 2008. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  3. "WOU Spanish Professor and Author Receives Literary Award in Egypt" (Press release). Western Oregon University. June 6, 2002. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  4. Gonzáles Vigil, Ricardo (June 14, 2007). "Premio latino de novela". El Comercio (Peru) (in Spanish). Retrieved February 18, 2010.
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