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Interview with Ann Davila Cardinal - THE STORYTELLER'S DEATH

Interview with Ann Davila Cardinal - THE STORYTELLER'S DEATH

In this interview, Ann and I discuss The Storyteller's Death, how the book is a love letter to Puerto Rico and her family there, the importance of including the sense of smell when creating an immersive setting, why she set the book in the 1970s, her incredible opening sentence, magical realism as a symbol of hope, and much more.

In this interview, Ann and I discuss The Storyteller's Death, how the book is a love letter to Puerto Rico and her family there, the importance of including the sense of smell when creating an immersive setting, why she set the book in the 1970s, her incredible opening sentence, magical realism as a symbol of hope, and much more.

Ann's recommended reads are:

  1. Half-Blown Rose by Leesa Cross-Smith
  2. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
  3. The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias

Ann's Spotify Playlist for the book.

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ANN DÁVILA CARDINAL is a novelist and Director of Recruitment for Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA). She has a B.A. in Latino Studies from Norwich University, an M.A. in sociology from UI&U, and an MFA in Writing from VCFA. She also helped create VCFA’s winter MFA in Writing residency in Puerto Rico. She comes from a long line of Puerto Rican writers. She is the winner of the International Latino Book Award and was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award. Ann lives in Vermont.