Liza Monroy
Auteur van Mexican High: A Novel
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- Monroy, Liza
- Geslacht
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Italy - Woonplaatsen
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Mexico City, Mexico - Opleiding
- Emerson College
Columbia University - Beroepen
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teacher (writer) - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Writer-in-Residence, Jack Kerouac Project of Orlando
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- Jennifer Lyons (The Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency)
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- Liza Monroy, the daughter of a U.S. Foreign Service officer, spent her high school years attending an international school in Mexico City. Her articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, Newsweek, The Village Voice, Time Out New York, Jane, and other publications, and she was recently awarded a residency by the Kerouac Project of Orlando. She lives in New York City.
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Liza doesn't seem to take seriously the consequences of her actions for Emir. Her reasons for keeping her best friend in the country came across as selfish overall, rather than serious concern for his welfare. There is some mention of the situation were he to go back to his home country, but much more focus on how she would be 'losing her best friend'.
To her credit Liza is very honest in describing her bad choices and consequences, but it frustrated me that she didn't seem to learn or reflect on her poor choices further. There also didn't seem to be a complete understanding of just how disastrously it could have turned out. The idea of fines and prison is mentioned, but seems like a very abstract consequence to the author.
It would have been interesting to hear more from Emir's perspective, but obviously it's important to respect his privacy too.… (meer)