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Ilan Stavans

Ilan Stavans is the Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities and Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. This essay is adapted from his newest book, A Pre-Columbian Bestiary: Fantastic Creatures of Indigenous Latin America, which will be published in November.

Death in Yashinovka

Death in Yashinovka 

by Ilan Stavans | Wednesday, June 01, 2022
A Pre-Columbian Bestiary

A Pre-Columbian Bestiary

Fantastic creatures of indigenous Latin America

by Ilan Stavans | Thursday, August 06, 2020

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by Larry Woiwode

The novelist and short-story writer Larry Woiwode, whose 1975 book Beyond the Bedroom Wall was one of the most acclaimed works of fiction of the era, died recently in North Dakota. He lived in the state for nearly 45 years, writing and working on his organic farm. He also served, for many years, as the poet laureate of North Dakota. In our Summer 2019 issue, Woiwode remembered his development as a writer—and how he ultimately came to find his voice.

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