![]() ![]() Diego has been run out of town for his involvement with a white woman, and Luz is suddenly left on her own to try to figure out how to make more money. KFA: So Luz is a 17 year old laundress in 1933 in Denver, and she lives with her auntie, Maria Josie, and her older brother, Diego, who is a factory worker and a snake charmer. ![]() And I was wondering if you could tell us about Luz and what she sees. Luz reads tea leaves, she has visions, and her mother tells her there's one person in each generation, a seer, who keeps the stories. And her debut novel, "Woman of Light," which came out in June, is a story that chronicles five generations of an Indigenous Chicano family in the West.įajardo-Anstine spoke with Boise State Public Radio about her new book.īSPR: I wanted to start off with the main character in "Woman of Light," Luz Lopez. ![]() Her short story collection "Sabrina & Corina" was a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award. Kali Fajardo-Anstine is one of the New Voices Fellows at the 2022 Sun Valley Writers' Conference. ![]()
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