Library of Congress podcast about “Bolivar: American Liberator”
Francisco Macias from the Library of Congress speaks with Marie Arana, who appeared at the National Book Festival on September 21, 2013, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreLima Nights se publica en el Perú – Entrevista
La novela “Lima Nights” fue publicada en Lima, Perú y recibió elogios, nombrada por el crítico literario de El Comercio Ricardo González Vigil como una de las mejores novelas peruanas de 2014. Marie fue entrevistada por Clara Elvira Ospina en el programa de Canal N “Tiempo de Leer.” El libro fue traducido del ingles por el escritor peruano Ezio Neyra.
Read MoreFilm: Girl Rising – Muchacha ascendente
Y sin embargo, cuando Marie viajó a esta cima de montaña tóxica y poco oxígeno, conoció a Senna, una joven cuya pasión por la poesía y determinación para ir a la escuela contrastaban sorprendentemente con la miseria a su alrededor. Ella era ideal para “Girl Rising”. Marie completó el guión sobre Senna en la primavera de 2012 y el segmento se rodó a finales de mayo. Senna es la única representante de América del Sur en esta película escrita por 9 autoras sobre 9 niñas en 9 países de todo el mundo.
Read MoreAmerican Chica: Dos Mundos, Una Infancia
En la elegancia de la prosa en inglés americano de Marie Arana, uno oye el susurro persistente de su lengua paterna, el español latinoamericano. Arana, hija de un ingeniero peruano y madre norteamericana, creció perteneciendo a ambas Américas, la del Norte y la del Sur. El lector agradece que la hija de este matrimonio haya sido una niña tan atenta, porque “American Chica” nos transporta más allá de los límites convencionales de las memorias étnicas. Con gran delicadeza Arana nos ayuda a entender por qué el matrimonio entre las Américas es tan difícil como inevitable.
Read MoreMarie’s video about the film “Girl Rising”
This short clip made just after Marie’s visit to the La Rinconada gold mines in Peru, describes her meeting with 14-year-old Senna, the child laborer, budding poet, and Marie’s subject for the film “Girl Rising.” In 2011, Marie visited the mines, which are situated under a glacier 18,000 feet up in the Peruvian Andes. It…
Read MoreOp-Eds in the New York Times
In a series of guest Op-Ed columns for the New York Times, Marie explores a number of timely issues in Latin America, from poverty to Bolivarianism to new reverse-flow economies. THE KIDS LEFT BEHIND THE BOOM: March 20, 2013, Lima, Peru Henrry Ochochoque is a jovial 12-year-old with a report card full of A’s…
Read MoreRecent Interviews
NPR, Time Magazine, WAMU Radio, Washingtonian, El Universal, Caretas (Peru), and others interview Marie about Bolívar, the process of writing, and the Latin American character. WAMU RADIO: Click here for the WAMU interview with Jonathan Wison conducted in Marie’s office at the Library of Congress. QUOTE: “You begin to think about power and how people…
Read MoreMarie’s NPR Interview
“George Washington threw colonialists out of one country,” says the NPR, “but Simon Bolivar liberated six from Spanish rule.” In the interview that aired on April 13, the interviewer goes on to say: “Marie Arana has written a biography of the warrior statesman whose name is often invoked, but whose history is little understood. It’s called Bolivar:…
Read MoreThe Kids Left Behind by the Boom, The New York Times
Guest Columnist By Marie Arana Henrry Ochochoque is a jovial 12-year-old with a report card full of A’s and hopes pointed straight to the moon. Last year, he moved from the squalid gold-mining town of La Rinconada, Peru — at nearly 17,000 feet above sea level, the highest human habitation in the world — to…
Read MorePremiere of “Girl Rising”
Girl Rising is a groundbreaking film, written in part by Marie, and directed by Oscar nominee Richard Robbins. The segment on Senna, a little girl who lives in the highest habitation in the world—the Peruvian gold mining town of La Rinconada—was written by Marie after traveling 18,200 feet up into a remote corner of the Andes. The movie tells the stories of 8 more extraordinary girls from different countries, each one written by a celebrated woman writer.
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