Cristina Henríquez was born in Delaware, United States in 1977. She is the author of close to four books, including Come Together, Fall Apart: A Novella and Stories (2006), The Book of Unknown Americans: A Novel (2014) and The Great Divide (2024). In addition to her novels, she has also contributed short stories to periodicals, including AGNI, Glimmer Train, The New Yorker, and TriQuarterly. Her novels and short stories mainly narrate the Panamanian immigrant experience. She also worked for Dallas public television and radio stations. Henríquez won Northwestern magazine’s first place in their short fiction competition and the Alfredo Cisneros Del Moral Foundation Award. She currently lives in Chicago, Illinois.
Cristina Henríquez nació en Delaware, Estados Unidos en 1977. Es la autora de alrededor de cuatro libros, entre ellos Come Together, Fall Apart: A Novella and Stories (Venir juntos, desmoronarnos: Una novela y cuentos) (2006), The World in Half (Entre dos aguas) (2009) y The Book of Unknown Americans: A Novel (El libro de los americanos desconocidos) (2014). Adicionalmente a sus novelas, Henríquez también ha contribuido con cuentos a publicaciones como AGNI, Glimmer Train, New Yorker y TriQuarterly. Sus novelas y cuentos narran principalmente la experiencia del inmigrante panameño. Henríquez trabajó para estaciones de radio y televisión pública de Dallas, y ganó el primer lugar de la revista Northwestern en su concurso de ficción corta y el Premio de la Fundación Alfredo Cisneros Del Moral. Vive actualmente en Chicago, Illinois.
Audio Recordings with Cristina Henríquez
Selected Works at the Library of Congress
Events at the Library of Congress
- Great Reads from Great Places with Cristina Henríquez and Willy Vlautin
- Cristina Henríquez Book Signing