Angie Cruz
Angie Cruz is an American novelist.
Cruz was born in Washington Heights, New York City. She is of Dominican descent, and often traveled back and forth between New York City and the Dominican Republic while growing up. She is currently a professor at the University of Pittsburgh.
Cruz treats themes of home, displacement, and working class life in her work. She has published two novels and is now working on a screenplay for a movie version of one of them, Soledad.
Novels
- Soledad (2001)
- Let It Rain Coffee (2012)
External links
- Angie Cruz's personal homepage
- Introductory arts article about Cruz
- Article by Angie Cruz about Washington Heights
- Article on Dominicans living in NYC in which Angie Cruz is quoted
- Conversation between Cruz and fellow novelist Nelly Rosario
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