Eduardo Halfon

Eduardo Halfon is the author of The Polish Boxer, Monastery, Mourning, Canción, and Tarantula (forthcoming from Bellevue Literary Press in May 2026). He is the recipient of the Guatemalan National Prize in Literature, International Latino Book Award, Edward Lewis Wallant Award, and Berman Literature Prize,among many other honors. A citizen of Guatemala and Spain, Halfon was born in Guatemala City, attended school in Florida and North Carolina, and has lived in Nebraska, Spain, Paris, and Berlin.