VGB

Valentin González-Bohórquez is a Colombian journalist, poet, and writer based in Los Angeles, Calif. In his native country he wrote about cultural topics (literature, art, theater, music) in the newspapers El Espectador, in Bogotá; El País, from Cali; and The Chronicle, a national English newspaper, published in Cali. He also wrote about cultural issues in the Colombian magazines Semana, Guion and Nueva Frontera. Later he was editor in Spain of the literary magazine Página Abierta (Open Page), published by Editorial Clie, in Barcelona. After moving to live in the United States with his wife Marcela Rojas and their two young children, David and Andrés, he completed a Master's in Intercultural Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, Calif., and later a Master's in Spanish with a concentration in Latin American literature at California State University in Los Angeles. He also did doctoral studies in contemporary Latin American literature at the University of California, Riverside. Among other books, he is the author of Exile in Babylon and other stories; History of a rejection; the collection of poems Early Tree; The Word on the Road; Patricio Symes, Life and Work of a Pioneer; and An audience with the King, published by different publishers from Colombia, Spain and the United States. He has published numerous essays on literature and is co-author, among other books, of Other Voices. New identities in the southern border of California (Editorial A Contracorriente, North Carolina State University, 2011), The Reptant Eagle. Essays on Carlos Fuentes and the Art of the Novel (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015) and A History of Colombian Literature (Cambridge University Press, 2017). He taught Hispanic language and literature at Biola University in La Mirada, Calif., and is currently a professor of Hispanic language and Latin American culture and literature at Pasadena City College, Calif. This website is dedicated to presenting part of his literary and essay production and to commenting on the cultural, social and political events in Latin America and the United States, with particular attention to the Latino population.