Marie Arana

Marie Arana was born in Lima, Peru. She is the author of the memoir American Chica , a finalist for the National Book Award; two novels, Cellophane and Lima Nights ; the prizewinning biography Bolivar ; Silver, Sword, and Stone , a narrative history of Latin America; and The Writing Life , a collection from her well-known column for The Washington Post . She is the inaugural Literary Director of the Library of Congress and lives in Washington, DC, and Lima, Peru.

Marie Arana was born in Lima, Peru. She is the author of the memoir American Chica , a finalist for the National Book Award; two novels, Cellophane and Lima Nights ; the prizewinning biography Bolivar ; Silver, Sword, and Stone , a narrative history of Latin America; and The Writing Life , a collection from her well-known column for The Washington Post . She is the inaugural Literary Director of the Library of Congress and lives in Washington, DC, and Lima, Peru. See less