Description: From the award-winning author of Fiebre Tropical, an electric, highly anticipated novel set in Colombia's underground queer scene.
Brief description: Julián Delgado Lopera is the author of Fiebre Tropical, winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction and finalist for the Kirkus Prize and Aspen Literary Prize, among other honors. Born and raised in Colombia, Julián teaches Creative Writing at CUNY. He lives in Brooklyn.
Review Quotes: Delgado Lopera dives into Colombia's taboo queer culture in this scintillating narrative of a man torn between belonging and self-expression . . . The author's turns of phrase are striking and indelible, and the characters are deeply and lovingly portrayed . . . It's exquisite.--Publishers Weekly, starred review