Eduardo González Viaña is a writer and professor of Spanish at Western Oregon University

Western Oregon University

Western Oregon University is a public liberal arts college located in Monmouth, Oregon, United States. It was originally established in 1856 by Oregon pioneers as Monmouth University. Subsequent names include Oregon Normal School, Oregon College of Education, and Western Oregon State College...

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González Viaña earned a doctorate in Spanish language literature from the National University of Trujillo

National University of Trujillo

The National University of Trujillo , or UNT for short, is a major public university located in Trujillo, Peru; capital of the department of La Libertad. The university was created on May 10, 1824, less than three years after Peru's independence from Spain...

 in Peru, where he also earned a law degree. He moved to the United States in 1990 to become a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...

. In 1994, he joined the faculty at Western Oregon University

Western Oregon University

Western Oregon University is a public liberal arts college located in Monmouth, Oregon, United States. It was originally established in 1856 by Oregon pioneers as Monmouth University. Subsequent names include Oregon Normal School, Oregon College of Education, and Western Oregon State College...

 where he teaches Spanish language, literature and history.

In 1999, González Viaña was awarded the Juan Rulfo

Juan Rulfo

Juan Rulfo was a Mexican author and photographer. One of Latin America's most esteemed authors, Rulfo's reputation rests on two slim books, the novel Pedro Páramo , and El Llano en llamas...

Award for best short stories for the short piece "Siete Noches en California." His novels include Sarita Colonia viene volando (1987), El tiempo del amor (1984), Los sueños de América (2001), Vallejo en los infiernos (2008), and El corrido de Dante (2008).

Publications

• American Dreams, Arte Público Press, 2005. (English translation by Heather Moore Cantarero)
• Dante's Ballad, Arte Público Press, 2007. (English translation by Susan Giersbach Rascon)
• El amor de Carmela me va a matar, Axiara Editions, 2010.