Julián Delgado Lopera

Finalist, 2026 National Book Awards

Julián Delgado Lopera is the author of Fiebre Tropical, winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction and finalist for the Kirkus Prize and Aspen Literary Prize, among other honors. Born and raised in Colombia, Julián teaches Creative Writing at College of Staten Island CUNY. He lives in Brooklyn. Learn more >

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Pretend You’re Dead and I Carry You

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ISBN 9781324097204
Liveright / W. W. Norton & Company

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Julián Delgado Lopera

Julián Delgado Lopera is the author of Fiebre Tropical, winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction and finalist for the Kirkus Prize and Aspen Literary Prize, among other honors. Born and raised in Colombia, Julián teaches Creative Writing at College of Staten Island CUNY. He lives in Brooklyn.

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