Across the Margin welcomes into the studio author Jonathan Marcantoni to discuss his novels and issues of identity and corruption in both the Puerto Rican diaspora and on the island of Puerto Rico itself….
In the latest installment of Across the Margin’s podcast, host Michael Shields welcomes to the studio novelist Jonathan Marcantoni to talk about his three novels (Traveler’s Rest, The Feast of San Sebastian, The Kings of 7th Avenue) which all deal with issues of identity and corruption in both the Puerto Rican diaspora and on the island, and his forthcoming novel, Tristiana. Jonathan, formerly the Editor in Chief of Aignos Publishing, begins a new venture this October with the launch of La Casita Grande, an imprint of Black Rose Writing that specializes in Latino and Caribbean authors. Michael and Jon dig into the reasons for this change in Jon’s career, the style he chooses to champion (“Visualism”), and his undying love for Diego Velázquez’s 1656 painting Las Meninas and how it has impacted his writing. As the discussion progresses, Jon delves deep into the many atrocities and hardships facing Puerto Ricans in their quest for Independence ((In the podcast there was a discussion about Nelson A Denis’ novel War Against All Puerto Ricans which can be purchased here.)).
