Latin American Literature Lecture with Distinguished Scholar Raymond L. Williams to Lecture at Payson Library
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Sponsored by Associate Provost for Research, Pepperdine Libraries, and International Studies and Languages Division
September 24, 2009, at 4:00 P.M. in Payson Library’s Kresge Room
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Raymond L. Williams will visit the Malibu campus to present a lecture titled “From García Márquez to Bolaño: the New Latin American Novel” on September 24, 2009, at 4:00 P.M. in Payson Library’s Kresge Room. Professor Williams is considered a foremost expert on the Latin American novel, including the work of some of the most highly acclaimed authors of the 20th and 21st centuries. He is author of sixteen books on Latin American literature and culture, including: A Companion to García Márquez (in press), The Columbia Guide to the Latin American Novel Since 1945 (2007), The Twentieth Century Spanish-American Novel (2003), Vargas Llosa: otra historia de un deicidio (2001), and The Writings of Carlos Fuentes (1996). Professor Williams has received three Fulbright awards and multiple honors from the foreign and cultural ministries of Colombia and Venezuela for teaching and research. He has taught at University of Chicago, Washington University, University of Colorado, and is currently Professor in the Department of Hispanic Studies at the University of California, Riverside. This event is made possible by the generosity of the Office of the Associate Provost for Research, Pepperdine Libraries, and the International Studies and Languages Division. All are welcome.
Contact Lila Carlsen for more information at 310-506-4215 or lila.carlsen@pepperdine.edu
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Last Updated: August 31, 2009
