Juan Alonso was born in Buenos Aires, where his parents were living in exile (his father was the Spanish literary critic Amado Alonso). There was a further political exile from the turbulence in Argentina which brought their family to America, where Juan spent his adolescence. He was co-founder of The Boston Review where he was Editor during the first four years, and is the author of five favorably reviewed novels as well as much other, shorter fiction. He teaches at Tufts University and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more, visit juanalonso.com