Cristina García, author portrait
© Gary L. Aguilar

Cristina García

CRISTINA GARCÍA is the author of eight novels including Dreaming in Cuban, The Agüero Sisters, Monkey Hunting, A Handbook to Luck, The Lady Matador’s Hotel, King of Cuba and Here in Berlin. García’s work has been nominated for a National Book Award and translated into fifteen languages. She’s taught at universities nationwide and was a resident playwright at Central Works Theater in Berkeley.
Vanishing Maps
I Wanna Be Your Shoebox
A Handbook to Luck
Bordering Fires
Monkey Hunting
The Aguero Sisters
Sonar en Cubano
Dreaming in Cuban

Books

Vanishing Maps
I Wanna Be Your Shoebox
A Handbook to Luck
Bordering Fires
Monkey Hunting
The Aguero Sisters
Sonar en Cubano
Dreaming in Cuban

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