Mayra Santos-Febres
Mayra Santos-Febres is a Puerto Rican author, poet, novelist, professor of literature, essayist, and literary critic and author of children's books. Her work focuses on themes of race, diaspora identity, female sexuality, gender fluidity, desire, and power. She is a cultural activist who helps to bring books to young readers and the less fortunate.
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- Born in
- Carolina
- Educated at
- Cornell UniversityUniversity of Puerto Rico
- Awards
- 🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship
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1966
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