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Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

Friday, November 15, 2024 - 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Cost: $54
Sydney Goldstein Theater | 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA

Event Details

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, author of the radically experimental and award-winning essay collection The Undocumented Americans, is publishing her first novel, Catalina, which investigates the deepening harshness of the world while ruthlessly observing the cultures of wealth and power. Villavicencio’s mix of heartbreak and social justice prove she is a singular and important voice in contemporary literature.

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio’s first book, The Undocumented Americans, was hailed as not only a radical experiment in creative nonfiction, but also an important, complex portrait of the lives of undocumented people. Villavicencio melds stark memoir with wide ranging essays, conducting meticulous research through traveling around the country to meet “people who’ve paid a steep price for the so-called American Dream.” Her debut was a finalist for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and a New York Times notable book in 2020. Now Villavicencio has turned her attention to fiction, publishing her first novel, Catalina. The book tells the story of an undocumented student at Harvard who faces the deepening harshness of the world while ruthlessly observing the cultures of wealth and power that surround her. The book’s mix of heartbreak and social justice proves Villavicencio is a singular and important voice in contemporary literature.

Shereen Marisol Meraji is a professor at UC Berkeley’s School of Journalism, where she also serves as the head of audio. She is a founder of NPR’s award-winning podcast Code Switch, which Apple Podcasts named its first-ever “Show of the Year.”

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Cost: $54
Categories: In Person, Lectures & Workshops
Address: 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA

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