The Department of Spanish and Portuguese and the Hemispheric Insitute on the Americas hope you will be able to attend:

"El Espia del Inca" a lecture by Rafael Dumett
This event will be held in Spanish and English

El Espía Del Inca has become that rare literary combination, a critically acclaimed novel and best-seller in Peru. Numerous critics have deemed it Peru's most important work of literature in the twenty-first century and this Conquest-era story has captivated a wide readership.Professor Rafael Dumett (University of San Francisco) will discuss his novel and the challenges of historical fiction.