Edgardo Rodriguez Julia teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Puerto Rico. Among his many books are "La renuncia del heroe Baltasar" (1974, translated into English in 1997 as "The Renunciation"), "El entierro de Cortijo" (1983, published in a bilingual edition in 2004 as "Cortijo's Wake"), "La noche oscura del Nino Aviles" (1984), and "Sol de medianoche" (1999). Peter Grandbois is assistant professor of English at California State University, Sacramento.