The Iliac Crest

Name: The Iliac Crest
Author: Cristina Rivera Garza

by Cristina Rivera Garza

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Cristina Rivera Garza

Mexican novelist and critic who writes in Spanish and is widely read in English translation. The Iliac Crest and Grieving are celebrated works of genre-crossing literary fiction. Her memoir Liliana's Invincible Summer won the Pulitzer Prize in 2024.

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