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VISIÓN DE LOS VENCIDOS | MIGUEL LEÓN-PORTILLA
​​Up until 1959, the only published testimonies about the “Spanish conquest” were chronicles by Spaniards. Miguel Leon-Portilla in his book, Visión de los vencidos: relaciones indígenas de la conquista, gives a voice to those who were silenced Continue reading...

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DATABASE OF LITERARY AWARDS IN THE UNITED STATES 
In an effort to promote and expose contemporary Latin American literature to a wider audience in the United States, Latino Book Review has created an ongoing database of significant Literary Awards based in the United States. We hope this database will encourage Continue reading... 

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RESEARCH
THE ORIGINS OF LA LLORONA
​Many of us grew up listening to stories about La Llorona. As we grew older, we began to question the origin of such legend. Some believe La Llorona was a native woman who had children with a Spaniard during colonial times and decided to drown her children after he abandoned her. Others say that La Llorona is Continue reading...

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​3 LATINAS WHO WON THE MACARTHUR GENIUS AWARD 
Valeria Luiselli is a writer of fiction, essays, and inventive hybrids of the two who challenges conventional notions of authorship and explores the experience of dislocation as a common theme across her many projects. Writing with dry humor and deftly controlled prose Continue reading... ​

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Call for Submissions | Latino Book Review 2020 Issue

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INTERVIEW

Interview with International Award Winning Isabel Allende

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 Interview with Sandra Cisneros

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Interview with U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera

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