Ruth Behar

Ruth Behar is an acclaimed author of adult fiction and nonfiction, as well as fiction for young readers. An anthropology professor at the University of Michigan, she is also co-editor of Women Writing Culture, editor of Bridges toCuba/Puentes a Cuba, and co-editor of The Portable Island: Cubans at Home in the World. Her honors include a MacArthur "Genius" Award, a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, a Fulbright Senior Fellowship, and a Distinguished Alumna Award from Wesleyan University. Her speaking engagements have taken her to numerous countries worldwide. She was born in Havana, Cuba, grew up in New York City, and has also lived and worked in Spain and Mexico.