Valeria Luiselli, author portrait
© Clayton Cubitt

Valeria Luiselli

Valeria Luiselli is an acclaimed writer of both fiction and nonfiction. She is the author of the essay collection Sidewalks; the novels Faces in the Crowd and The Story of My Teeth; and, most recently, Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions and the international bestseller Lost Children Archive. She is the recipient of a MacArthur “Genius Grant,” and the winner of two Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, an American Book Award, the Folio Prize, and the 2021 International Dublin Literary Award. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages. She lives in New York City.
Lost Children Archive
Desierto Sonoro / Lost Children Archive: A novel

Thu Oct 08
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Vancouver International Writers Festival Waterfront Theatre
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Thu Nov 05 | 07:30 PM
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Books

Lost Children Archive
Desierto Sonoro / Lost Children Archive: A novel

Events

Thu Oct 08
THE LOFT | Event
1011 WASHINGTON AVE S
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55415-1263
Google Map

Wed Oct 21 | 08:00 PM
Vancouver International Writers Festival Waterfront Theatre
1412 Cartwright St
Vancouver, BC V6H 3R8
Google Map

Thu Nov 05 | 07:30 PM
Town Hall Seattle | Event in partnership with Elliott Bay Book Co & Seattle Public Library
1119 8th Ave
Seattle, WA 98101
Google Map

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