Dan López is the author of The Show House, named a Best Book of 2016 by the Chicago Review of Books, and the short story collection, Part the Hawser, Limn the Sea, a Lambda Literary Award finalist. You can visit his website at danlopezauthor.com.
Dan López
Articles
Miami Heat: On Juliana Delgado Lopera’s “Fiebre Tropical”
Dan López reviews Juliana Delgado Lopera’s “Fiebre Tropical,” a novel that gets at the queer feeling of ambivalence that attends home and family.
A Burdensome Memory: Rebecca Makkai’s “The Great Believers”
Dan Lopez on the central concern of Rebecca Makkai’s “The Great Believers,” arguing for the urgency of the history for those marginalized in their time.
The Long Exile: Achy Obejas’s “The Tower of the Antilles”
Dan Lopez on the murky and precarious position of the exile in Achy Obejas’s “The Tower of the Antilles.”
Recuperating Exile: Ocean Vuong’s “Night Sky With Exit Wounds”
“Night Sky With Exit Wounds” is a debut collection of poetry by Ocean Vuong that explores identity, the immigrant experience, and the impact of exile.
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