Abstract:
Recorded September 15 2005
Below is the original description of the event.
Xavier Velasco was an advertising copywriter and rock journalist before he turned his secret vice — writing fiction — into a full-time occupation. Now one of Mexico’s best-known young authors, Velasco won the prestigious Premio Alfaguara de Novela 2003 for his second novel Diablo Guardián, an unforgettable journey that followed the turbulent adventures of Violetta, a 15-year-old immigrant and runaway, in New York City. His new collection of short stories, El materialismo histérico: Fábulas cutrefactas de avidez y revancha was released last fall.
Publication date:
September 15, 2005
Publication type:
Event Video Recording