H. G. Carrillo

H. G. Carrillo
Born
Herman Glenn Caroll

(1960-04-26)April 26, 1960
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedApril 20, 2020(2020-04-20) (aged 59)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Other namesH. G. Carrillo
Hache[1]
Alma materDePaul University
Cornell University
Occupations
  • Novelist
  • academic
Years active2004–2020
Spouse
Dennis vanEngelsdorp
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(m. 2015)​

H. G. Carrillo (born Herman Glenn Carroll; April 26, 1960 – April 20, 2020) was an American[2] fiction writer and academic.[3] In the 1990s, he began writing as "H. G. Carrillo," and he eventually adopted that identity in his private life as well. Carroll constructed a false claim that he was a Cuban immigrant who had left Cuba with his family at the age of seven; in fact, he had no ties to Cuba.[4] Carroll wrote frequently about the Cuban immigrant experience in the United States, including in his only novel, Loosing My Espanish (2004). He was an assistant professor of English at George Washington University from 2007 to 2013, and was later chair of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation.

Carroll kept his true identity hidden from those close to him, including his husband,[4] whom he married in 2015. Only after his death in April 2020 did the true details of his life become publicly known after members of his family revealed them.[5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Aanmelden bij Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  2. ^ Unbecoming Blackness: The Diaspora Cultures of Afro-Cuban America by Antonio M. López
  3. ^ "Carrillo | English Department - The George Washington University". Departments.columbian.gwu.edu. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
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  5. ^ Duggan, Paul. "Cuban American author H.G. Carrillo, who explored themes of cultural alienation, dies after developing covid-19". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  6. ^ Jackson, Lauren Michele. "The Layered Deceptions of Jessica Krug, the Black-Studies Professor Who Hid That She Is White". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
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  8. ^ Mejía, Paula (February 11, 2021). "The Secret Life of H.G. Carrillo". Rolling Stone.