Prof. Salvador Plascencia

Prof. Salvador Plascencia

Picador Professor for Literature

GWZ
Beethovenstraße 15, Room 3 5.09
04107 Leipzig

Telephone: +49 341 973 7333

In the Summer Term of 2023, the Picador Chair for Literature will be held by Salvador Plascencia.

Salvador Plascencia was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, and grew up on the outskirts of Los Angeles. He is the author of the cult favorite The People of Paper, named best book of the year by the San Francisco ChronicleLos Angeles Times, and Financial TimesThe People of Paper has been translated into a dozen languages and widely anthologized and adopted in Chicanista, postmodern, and design courses. His writing has appeared in McSweeney'sLucky PeachTin House, and the Los Angeles Times. He teaches fiction writing at Harvey Mudd College.

At American Studies Leipzig, Salvador Plascencia will teach two courses, a seminar on 'we narratives' and an introduction to ficition writing.