| Eduardo González Viaña | |
| Birth Name: | Eduardo González Viaña |
| Birth Date: | November 13, 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Chepén, La Libertad – Peru |
| Nationality: | American, Peruvian |
| Known For: | Novelist, writer, journalist |
| Notable Works: | "Vallejo en los Infiernos" (Vallejo in hells) |
| Awards: | Novel International Latino Award from the U.S. 2007 (New York. by "El corrido de Dante")[1] |
Eduardo González Viaña (born November 13, 1941, in Chepén, La Libertad, Peru) is a writer and professor of Spanish at Western Oregon University.
González Viaña earned a doctorate in Spanish language literature from the National University of Trujillo in Peru, where he also earned a law degree.[2] [3] He moved to the United States in 1990 to become a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1994, he joined the faculty at Western Oregon University where he teaches Spanish language, literature and history.[3]
In 1999, González Viaña was awarded the Juan Rulfo Award for best short stories for the short piece "Siete Noches en California."[4] His novels include Sarita Colonia viene volando (1987), El tiempo del amor (1984), Los sueños de América (2001), Vallejo en los infiernos (2008), and El corrido de Dante (2008).[4]