Novelist Mayra Montero joins her translator, Edith Grossman, to talk about her new novel: Captain of the Sleepers. Set mostly in Puerto Rico during the nationalist movement of the 1950s, the book explores the intersecting passions of lovers and family members.
ยป Read an excerpt of Captain of the Sleepers in the Reading Room
Events:
Mayra Montero will be speaking on:
Thursday, October 6th at 7pm
192 Books
192 Tenth Avenue
Music: Soundtrack from Like Water for Chocolate #2/#13
ยป Read an excerpt of Captain of the Sleepers in the Reading Room
Events:
Mayra Montero will be speaking on:
Thursday, October 6th at 7pm
192 Books
192 Tenth Avenue
Music: Soundtrack from Like Water for Chocolate #2/#13
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