Homero Carvalho Oliva

Homero Carvalho Oliva (Santa Ana del Yacuma, Beni, Bolivia, 1957) has published books of short stories, novels, poetry, and essays. His short story collections include Biografía de un otoño, El rey ilusión, Seres de palabras, Territorios invadidos, and Ajuste de cuentos. His stories have been included in several Bolivian anthologies, such as Antología del cuento boliviano contemporáneo, The Fat Man from La Paz, El nuevo cuento latinoamericano, Antología del cuento latinoamericano del siglo XXI (compiled by Julio Ortega), and Se habla español, which brings together the finest current Ibero-American fiction writers. Portions of his work have been translated into several languages. His short stories have been featured in literary publications both within and outside Bolivia, in Peru, Colombia, Spain, Argentina, and Brazil, as well as the United States, where he was selected for a collection of Amazonian literature.