Jose Latour, the Cuban author of "Outcast," will be the guest
author for the month of January and the theme of "Latino Noir
and Hardboiled." Mr. Latour has written seven novels;
"Outcast", nominated for an Edgar, is his first written in
English. He serves as the vice-president for the Latin
American Division of the International Association of Crime
Writers. He will join us on the list during January although
he is busy on another book. Jose Latour lives in Havana,
where he won his first literary prize at age thirteen. In an
interview, he said, "Outcast's story is a reflection on one
of the darkest sides of human behavior: Greed leads to
scheming for profit and some individuals won't stop at
anything to achieve their objectives. It is also a tale on
how social environments shape the lives of the book's
characters, maybe mirroring the outlooks, joys and sorrows of
millions of people in Cuba and the U.S." The rest of that
interview is at http://www.nypress.com/print.cfm?content_id=451.
Several months ago, "Outcast" attracted some positive
attention on this list.
Maybe you have follow-up questions for Mr. Latour? This
month's theme is a good time to catch up with this writer, as
well as several others who may not be as familiar as
Chandler, Hammet or Ellroy: Paco Ignacio Taibo, Daniel
Chavarria, Max Martinez, Luis Sepulveda, Alex Abella. Back in
November I posted a message listing these and other
writers--it is still in the archives. Best wishes for 2002.
Manuel Ramos
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