Cristina García ( born Cristina García ; born July 4, 1958 ) is an American journalist and novelist of Cuban descent. After working as a reporter, Time , as a manager in a magazine department in Miami , became a novelist. Her first novel, “In the Dreams of Cubans” (1992), received a National Book Award nomination. Since then, C. Garcia has published several of her novels, including The Aguero Sisters (1997) and The Monkey Hunt (2003), and several books on the history of Latin American and Cuban prose, and acted as their editor in the United States.
| Christina Garcia | |
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| Cristina garcía | |
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| Date of Birth | July 4, 1958 ( 61) |
| Place of Birth | |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Occupation | journalist , writer |
| Genre | novel , short story |
| Language of Works | English |
| Awards | National Book Award (nomination) |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship [d] |
Content
Bibliography
- In the dreams of Cubans ( born Dreaming in Cuban , 1992)
- Cars of Cuba [essay, collaboration with photographer Joshua Green and D. D. Allen] ( Eng. Cars of Cuba , 1995)
- The Agüero Sisters (1997)
- Monkey Hunting (2003)
- A Guide to Good Luck ( A Handbook to Luck , 2007)
- Lady Matador's Hotel , 2010
Editing
- English Cubanisimo !: The Vintage Book of contemporary Cuban literature , 2003
- English Bordering Fires: The vintage book of contemporary Mexican and Chicano / a literature , 2006
Rewards
- “In Cuban Dreams” - Nominee for the National Book Award
- 1996 Whiting Writers Award
- 1997 Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for the Sisters Aguero
- 2008 North California Book Award for Good Fortune Guide
Related Literature
- "About the Author" and "A Conversation with Cristina García" in The Agüero Sisters . Random House Publishing Group, 1998. ISBN 0-345-40651-6 .
- Alvarez-Borland, Isabel. Cuban-American literature of exile: from person to persona. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1998.
- Caminero-Santangelo, Marta, University of Kansas. "Cristina Garcia . " The Literary Encyclopedia . May 17, 2005. The Literary Dictionary Company. (retrieved March 14, 2007)
- Caminero-Santangelo, Marta. On Latinidad: US Latino literature and the construction of ethnicity. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2007.
- Cox, Annabel. “Cristina García's Dreaming in Cuban: Latina literature and beyond?” Latino Studies 7.3 (Fall 2009): 357-377.
- Dalleo, Raphael. “How Cristina Garcia Lost Her Accent, and Other Latina Conversations.” Latino Studies 3.1 (April 2005): 3-18.
- Dalleo, Raphael, and Elena Machado Sáez. “The Latino / a Identity and Consumer Citizenship in Cristina Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban .” The Latino / a Canon and the Emergence of Post-Sixties Literature . New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.107-132.
- Johnson, Kelli Lyon. "Cristina Garcia - b. 1958 " . VG: Voices from the Gaps . May 9, 2005. (retrieved March 13, 2007)
- Kevane, Bridget. Latino literature in America. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2003.
- Luis, William. Dance between two cultures: Latino Caribbean literature written in the United States. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press.com
- Viera, Joseph M. "Exile among Exiles: Cristina Garcia." Poets and Writers . September / October, 1998.