Luis Negrón

Luis Negrón (born 1970 in Guayama, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican writer.

Luis Negrón
Born1970
Guayama, Puerto Rico
OccupationWriter
NationalityPuerto Rican
Period2000s-present
Notable worksMundo Cruel

Negrón originally studied journalism, which he said taught him how to write and gave him confidence.[1] He lives in Santurce, a barrio in San Juan, and works in a bookstore.[1]

His debut short story collection, Mundo Cruel, was published in 2010 and has seen five printings in Spanish. The stories in the book focus on gay life in Santurce.[2][3] An English translation by Suzanne Jill Levine was published by Seven Stories Press in 2013,[4] and won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction at the 26th Lambda Literary Awards in 2014.[5]

He was also coeditor, with David Caleb Acevedo and Moisés Agosto, of Los otros cuerpos, an anthology of writing by LGBT Puerto Ricans.[6][7] As of 2014, Negrón was working a novel, memoir, and play.[8]

Influences

Negrón has claimed filmmakers R. W. Fassbinder and John Waters as influences, as well as French writer Jean Genet and Argentinean author Manuel Puig.[8]

Works
  • Los otros cuerpos: Antología de temática gay, lésbica y queer desde Puerto Rico y su diáspora. (2007, ISBN 0-9773612-8-4)
  • Mundo Cruel (2010, ISBN 978-1596087798)
  • Mundo Cruel, English translation (2013, ISBN 978-1609804183) [9]
  • Los Tres Golpes, (2016, ISBN 978-0865817081)[10]

References
  1. Nelson, Matt (2013). "Luis Negrón, interviewed by Matt Nelson". The Center for Fiction. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  2. "Luis Negrón keeps 'Mundo Cruel' brief, but enjoyable". The Daily Texan, March 18, 2013.
  3. Lopez, Dan (2013-03-06). "'Mundo Cruel' by Luis Negrón". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  4. Bruce Benderson, "The Queen of Satire". Out, February 18, 2013.
  5. "Lambda Awards honor best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender books". Washington Post, June 2, 2014.
  6. "Puerto Rican lit coming out tonight in New York". New York Daily News, June 25, 2008.
  7. "Luis Negrón". Indent Literary Agency. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  8. Richter, Eva (July 3, 2014). "Interview with Luis Negrón". Asymptote. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  9. "Mundo Cruel: Stories". Seven Stories Press.
  10. Vélez, Alexandra Pagán. "Cruce - 'Los tres golpes' de Luis Negrón: solidaridad, amor y carencia". revistacruce.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-08.


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