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Marie Arana (born Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian author, editor, journalist, critic, and the inaugural Literary Director of the Library of Congress. [1] Personal Life.
Marie Arana’s latest book Latinoland is a sweeping and personal overview of the Latino population of America, drawn from hundreds of interviews and prodigious research that emphasizes the diversity and little-known history of our largest and fastest-growing minority. Her biography of Simón Bolívar won the 2014 Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
Feb 18, 2024 · As the presidential election approaches, “LatinoLand,” by Marie Arana, explores the diverse politics and historical roots of Hispanic Americans.
Praise for Latinoland. This is a collection of advance praise for Marie Arana’s book Latinoland: America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority. Read More. Marie is the author of American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood , Cellophane, Lima Nights, Bolívar and Silver, Sword, and Stone.
Deep into Marie Arana’s wonderful new biography of Simón Bolívar, “the George Washington of South America,” there’s a deliciously unexpected pause in the action.
Marie Arana is a Peruvian-American author of nonfiction and fiction, senior advisor to two U.S. Librarians of Congress, the inaugural literary director of the Library of Congress, The John W. Kluge Center’s former Chair in Countries and Cultures of the South, and a writer-at-large for The Washington Post. For many years, she was editor-in ...
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Marie Arana is a prizewinning author and literary critic and former literary director of the Library of Congress. Among her numerous books are the National Book Award finalist “American Chica”; the novels “Cellophane” and “Lima Nights”; the biography “Bolívar: American Liberator” (winner of The Los Angeles Times Book Prize ...
