Author Marie Arana: SILVER, SWORD, & STONE: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story
In Marie Arana’s sweeping saga of the influence of economic exploitation, violence, and religion on the history of Latin America, SILVER, SWORD, & STONE, she uses those three themes to tie the past to the present. Fusing history with journalism, she tells the stories of three contemporary Latin Americans whose lives represent the three driving forces that have shaped the character of the region.
Marie Arana, a Peruvian-American author of nonfiction and fiction, is also literary director of the National Book Festival.
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