Arribada (Cynren Press, 2022, United States) Mariana Sánchez Celis is a young pianist trained at the school Juilliard of New York.
After the disappearance of his uncle and the stroke her mother’s brain, Mariana has to interrupt a tour of concerts in Europe to return to his home in the Mexican Northwest and take care of your family.
There he discovers that his town is not the place he remembers.
The beaches have lost their sea turtle colonies under the pressure of the tourism; The historic center is demolished and abandoned.
What relationship is there between these events and the disappearance of your uncle?
Short story writer, novelist, essayist. Master in Literary Creation and doctor
in Latin American Literature. He lives in Mazatlán and in the United States
Unidos, where he teaches Latin American literature and literary creation in
Middlebury College. In his free time he offers workshops
of literary creation and ecological awareness for children,
adolescents and adults.
Recognitions
Arrived First Place
Edmund White LGBTQ-Themed Award
2023
Arrival Silver Medal
International Latino Book Award, dramatic novel category
2023
Upcoming Honorable Mention
International Latino Book Award, LGBT category
2023
Arribada Kirkus Reviews Starred Review
Among the hundred best books of 2022
2022
Finalist Arrival
Louise Meriwether Award/Feminist Press
2019
Limonaria Honorable Mention
Isabel Allende Award for the most inspiring novel, ILBA
2024
Limonaria Honorable Mention
International Latino Book Award, LGBT category
2024
Limonaria Honorable Mention
International Latino Book Award, dramatic novel category
2024
Machado
Fulbright-COMEXUS research grant
2023
