San Juan Noir (Spanish-language edition)

This is Akashic's first fully Spanish-language publication. It will be published simultaneously with a English-language edition of San Juan Noir. Both editions should be sold in both the US and Puerto Rico. All the stories are originally written in Spanish, except for 3 in English. Brand-new stories by: Wilfredo J. Burgos Matos, Ernesto Quiñonez, Myra Santos-Febres, José Rabelo, Luis Negrón, Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro, Ana María Fuster Lavin, Janette Becerra, Manolo Nuñez Negron, Tere Dávila, Edmaris Carazo, Alejandro Álvarez Nieves, Charlie Vázquez, and Manuel Meléndez. Publication to coincide with the Festival de la Palabra, held in both Puerto Rico and New York City in the fall of 2016. Puerto Ricans living in mainland US make up the second largest Latino group; the largest residing in New York City with Philadelphia being second; Chicago also has a significant number of Puerto Rican residents. Roughly 1/2 of the Puerto Rican population residing in the US are bilingual. Puerto Ricans have strong national pride and should celebrate the release of this anthology dedicated to their home island and available in both Spanish and English.