Captain of the Sleepers

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Novelist Mayra Montero joins her translator, Edith Grossman, to talk about her new novel: Captain of the Sleepers. Set mostly in Puerto Rico during the nationalist movement of the 1950s, the book explores the intersecting passions of lovers and family members.

» Read an excerpt of Captain of the Sleepers in the Reading Room

Events:
Mayra Montero will be speaking on:
Thursday, October 6th at 7pm
192 Books
192 Tenth Avenue

Music: Soundtrack from Like Water for Chocolate #2/#13

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