Monastery

Eduardo Halfon is the author of The Polish Boxer, Monastery, Mourning, Canción, and Tarantula. He is the recipient of the Guatemalan National Prize in Literature, International Latino Book Award, Edward Lewis Wallant Award, and Berman Literature Prize, among many 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.

Select Praise for MonasteryBest Translated Book Award Longlist“A moving, reflective, and humbly resounding work of fiction. . . . As an ambassador of both worldly wonder and sublime storytelling, Eduardo Halfon’s Monastery, despite its brevity, is truly a marvel.” —Best Translated Book Award Longlist citationMore Praise for Eduardo Halfon“One of the most talented and exciting writers of our time.” —Christopher Merrill, director of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa“Halfon is a brilliant storyteller.” —Daniel Alarcón“Halfon’s prose is as delicate, precise, and ineffable as precocious art, a lighthouse that illuminates everything.” —Francisco Goldman“It is not often that one encounters such a mix of personal engagement and literary passion, or pain and tenderness.” —Andrés Neuman“Elegant.” —Marie Claire“Engrossing.” —NBC Latino“Fantastic.” —NPR Alt.Latino“Revelatory.” —New York Times Book Review“Deeply accessible, deeply moving.” —Los Angeles Times“Offer[s] surprise and revelation at every turn.” —Reader’s Digest“One senses Kafka’s ghost, along with Bolaño’s, lingering in the shadows. . . . [Halfon’s] books, which take on such dark subjects, are so enjoyable to read.” —New York Review of Books