Luis Hernán Castañeda
Associate Director for Nonacademic Affairs, School of Spanish

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- lcastaneda@middlebury.edu
Luis Hernán Castañeda (Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian writer and academic, the author of several works of literary fiction including La fiesta del humo (2016), El imperio de las mareas (2019), Un escritor rural (2021), Expedición a Inca Dormido(2023), and ³Õ´Ç³¦²¹³¦¾±Ã³²Ô (2024). His work explores themes of identity, memory, spirituality, and mysticism, examining the blurred boundaries between reality and invention, often blending intimate confession with formal experimentation. Castañeda holds a B.A. in Hispanic literature from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and a Ph.D. in Spanish literature from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He teaches Spanish language, contemporary Latin American literature, Peruvian culture and history, and creative writing.