Luis Negrón Explained
Luis Negrón (born 1970 in Guayama, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican writer.
Negrón originally studied journalism, which he said taught him how to write and gave him confidence.[1] He lives in Santurce, a barrio in San Juan, and works in a bookstore.
His debut short story collection, Mundo Cruel, was published in 2010 and has seen five printings in Spanish. The stories in the book focus on gay life in Santurce.[2] [3] An English translation by Suzanne Jill Levine was published by Seven Stories Press in 2013,[4] and won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction at the 26th Lambda Literary Awards in 2014.[5]
He was also coeditor, with David Caleb Acevedo and Moisés Agosto, of Los otros cuerpos, an anthology of writing by LGBT Puerto Ricans.[6] [7] As of 2014, Negrón was working a novel, memoir, and play.
Influences
Negrón has claimed filmmakers R. W. Fassbinder and John Waters as influences, as well as French writer Jean Genet and Argentinean author Manuel Puig.[8]
Works
- Los otros cuerpos: Antología de temática gay, lésbica y queer desde Puerto Rico y su diáspora. (2007,)
- Mundo Cruel (2010,)
- Mundo Cruel: Stories, translated by Suzanne Jill Levine (2013,)[9]
- Los Tres Golpes, (2016,)[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Luis Negrón, interviewed by Matt Nelson. Nelson. Matt. 2013. The Center for Fiction. April 8, 2019.
- http://www.dailytexanonline.com/life-and-arts/2013/03/18/luis-negron-keeps-mundo-cruel-brief-but-enjoyable "Luis Negrón keeps 'Mundo Cruel' brief, but enjoyable"
- Web site: 'Mundo Cruel' by Luis Negrón. Lopez. Dan. 2013-03-06. Lambda Literary. 2019-04-08.
- [Bruce Benderson]
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/06/02/lambda-literary-awards/ "Lambda Awards honor best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender books"
- http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/puerto-rican-lit-coming-tonight-new-york-article-1.298550 "Puerto Rican lit coming out tonight in New York"
- Web site: Luis Negrón. Indent Literary Agency. en-US. 2019-04-08.
- Web site: Interview with Luis Negrón. Richter. Eva. July 3, 2014. Asymptote. April 8, 2019.
- Web site: Mundo Cruel: Stories . Seven Stories Press.
- Web site: Cruce - 'Los tres golpes' de Luis Negrón: solidaridad, amor y carencia. Vélez. Alexandra Pagán. revistacruce.com. es-es. 2019-04-08.
