“Vengo a ofrecer mi corazón” “I come to offer my heart” Bilingual Conversation with Cuban Writer Anna Lidia Vega Serova Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit Amet Born in Leningrad, Russia, in 1968 to a Cuban father and a Russian/Ukrainian mother. Soon after her birth, she returned to Cuba with her parents and lived there intermittently before finally settling on the island. Among her publications are short-story collections Bad Painting (1997) and Limpiando ventanas y espejos (2000); the novels Noche de ronda (2001) and Ánima fatua (2007), and the poetry collection, Retazos (de las hormigas) para los malos tiempos (2004). Event organized by Latin American Studies April 21, 2015 DeNaples Room 406 5:30 pm