Penulis: Beatriz Rivera

BEATRIZ RIVERA specializes in creating Latina characters who attempt to reconcile their heritage and existence within the greater construct of American society. She is the author of four novels and a short-story collection: When a Tree Falls (Arte Público Press, 2010), Do not Pass Go (Arte Público Press, 2006), Playing with Light (2000), Midnight Sandwiches at the Mariposa Express (1997), and African Passions and Other Stories (1995). Rivera”s Latinas deal with questions of identity and tradition in a startlingly funny yet thought-provoking way. She received her Ph.D. from the City University of New York Graduate Center in Spanish Literature and currently teaches at Penn State University Worthington Scranton.