READING: Luis Martin Valdiviezo Arista- Los Rios Invisibles

At Food for Thought bookstore in Amherst, MA:

Start: Sep 3 2013 7:00 pm

Join us to welcome Luis Martin Valdiviezo Arista, and celebrate the publication of his new, Spanish novel, Los Rios Invisibles (Invisible Rivers). 
 
Published this July, in Ohio by Pukiyari Editions, Los Rios Invisibles is a story of emigration and repatriation, that was a finalist in the international competition 'Novela de Campus 2012' organized by the University of Girona and the University Network for Readers (Spain) and also won the 2nd place in the international competition 'Contacto Latino 2013' (USA). 
 
The plot revolves around the themes of exile from South America to the U.S. in the early 90s and return to the end of the first decade of this century. Successive identity, economic, political, and emotional crisis drive crazy characters' lives. The tension between nostalgia and new daily challenges stirs disturbing memories that force them also to question the chosen course for their lives. This tension eventually lead to the main character, Felipe Huaman, to return to his home country, Peru, where he will face tragic contradictions before finding a conciliatory response to his searches.