User:Sammy408/Israel Centeno

Israel Centeno is a Venezuelan novelist and editor, living in Pittsburgh, PA.

Background
Israel was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1958. The publication of his novel "El Complot" (The Conspiracy) in 2002 riled up supporters on Chavez, causing him to lose his job and his home. He was force to flee Venezuela in exile, leaving behind his wife and two daughters.

He currently lives in Pittsburgh as a writer-in-residence with City of Asylum/Pittsburgh. He also is a columnist of Sampsonia Way Magazine, where he "reflects on my questions of exile, writing, and the human condition."

Published Works

 * Calletania (1992). Monte Avila Editores. Caracas, Venezuela
 * Devil's Tail and Other Stories (1993). Editorial Group Eclepsidra. Caracas, Venezuela
 * Wire and other initiations Comet (1996). Editorial Planeta Venezolana
 * Exile on Bowery (1999). Ediciones Nuevo Espacio, New Jersey. USA
 * Creatures of the Night (2000). Tales. Editorial Alfaguara. Caracas, Venezuela
 * The Plot (2002). Novel. Alfadil. Caracas, Venezuela
 * The House of the Dragon (2004). Novel. Alfadil, Caracas, Venezuela
 * Bengal (2005). Novel. Grupo Editorial Norma. Caracas, Venezuela
 * Initiations (2006). Novel. Peripheral Editorial, Cáceres, Spain
 * The portrait of George Dyer (2007) (reissue included kite string ), Short Novel, peripheral, Cáceres, Espeña
 * Reissue in Spain Calletania . Novel. Peripheral Editorial, Cáceres, Spain
 * Under the leaves (2010). Novel. Editorial Alfaguara, Caracas
 * Reissue Creatures of the Night (2011). Bookmark. Editorial Alfaguara, Caracas
 * Bamboo City (2012). Wild Age Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. USA

Translated Works

 * Gordon Lish, Peru, (translated by Israel Centeno) Peripheral Editorial, Cáceres, 2010 4
 * Fenimore Woolson Constance Garden (Israel Centeno translation) Peripheral Editorial, Cáceres, 2011
 * Mary Cholmodeley One drawback (Israel Centeno translation) Peripheral Editorial, Cáceres, 2011 5
 * Ernest Dowson Diary of a successful man (Israel Centeno translation) Peripheral, Cáceres, 2012 6