Eduardo Halfon

Eduardo Halfon is the author of The Polish Boxer, Monastery, Mourning, and Canción (forthcoming from Bellevue Literary Press in September 2022). He is the recipient of the Guatemalan National Prize in Literature, Roger Caillois Prize, José María de Pereda Prize for the Short Novel, International Latino Book Award, and Edward Lewis Wallant Award, among other honors. A citizen of Guatemala and Spain, Halfon was born in Guatemala City, attended school in Florida and North Carolina, and has lived in Nebraska, Spain, Paris, and Berlin.