Eduardo González Viaña | |
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![]() Peruvian writer Eduardo González Viaña | |
Born | Eduardo González Viaña November 13, 1941
Chepén,
La Libertad – Peru |
Nationality | American, Peruvian |
Known for | Novelist, writer, journalist |
Notable work | "Vallejo en los Infiernos" (Vallejo in hells) |
Awards | Novel International Latino Award from the U.S. 2007 (New York. by "El corrido de Dante") [1] |
Eduardo González Viaña (born November 13, 1941, in Chepén, La Libertad, Peru) is a writer and professor of Spanish at Western Oregon University.
González Viaña earned a doctorate in Spanish language literature from the National University of Trujillo in Peru, where he also earned a law degree. [2] [3] He moved to the United States in 1990 to become a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1994, he joined the faculty at Western Oregon University where he teaches Spanish language, literature and history. [3]
In 1999, González Viaña was awarded the Juan Rulfo Award for best short stories for the short piece "Siete Noches en California." [4] His novels include Sarita Colonia viene volando (1987), El tiempo del amor (1984), Los sueños de América (2001), Vallejo en los infiernos (2008), and El corrido de Dante (2008). [4]