Alma Guillermoprieto, author portrait
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Alma Guillermoprieto

Alma Guillermoprieto writes frequently for the New Yorker and the New York Review of Books. She is the author of Looking for History, The Heart That Bleeds, and Samba, and she was named a MacArthur Fellow in 1995. Raised in Mexico and the United States, she now makes her home in Mexico City.
Looking for History
The Heart That Bleeds
Samba

Books

Looking for History
The Heart That Bleeds
Samba

Get Inspired! Books for After-School Clubs & Activities

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