Luis Aguilar Monsalve (Cuenca, October 7, 1942) is an Ecuadorian writer, literary critic and university professor. He is a numerary member of the Ecuadorian Language Academy. He has written over 20 books of short stories. He also authored a novel titled “En busca de sor Edwina Marie” (2018). As editor, he published a Spanish/English bilingual anthology of Ecuadorian short stories. He has taught at universities in the United States and Ecuador. He is professor emeritus at Hanover College.
Awards and recognitions
- Daryl R. Karns Award for Scholarly and Academic Activity (2013).
- Fray Vicente Solano Award for distinguished educator and creative writer (2012).
- Numerary member of the Academia Ecuatoriana de la Lengua [Ecuadorian Language Academy] (2012).
- Member of Grupo América (1996).
Education and teaching career
Aguilar Monsalve earned a BA from Loyola Marymount University, an MA from Claremont Graduate University, and a PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles. From 1982 through 1995, he taught language, culture, and literature at UCLA. He was a Professor of Latin American Literature, Political Science, and International Relations at Universidad San Francisco de Quito from 1995 to 2001. He was also a visiting assistant professor and writer-in-residence at Wabash College from 2001 to 2006. From 2006 until 2016, he was a professor of Latin American literature and cultures at Hanover College where he is professor emeritus.
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Works
| Year of Publication | Literary work | Genre |
| 2022 | Antología del cuento infantil y juvenil ecuatoriano SK Editorial ISBN: 978-9942-42-458-7 | Anthology |
| 2021 | Herederos de las sombras | Flash Fiction |
| 2020 | Disfraz | Flash Fiction |
| 2019 | Antología del Microcuento Ecuatoriano | Anthology |
| 2019 | If Winter Comes | Flash Fiction |
| 2018 | The Stitch of Silence | Short Stories |
| 2017 | Antología bilingüe del cuento ecuatoriano de inicios del siglo XXI (Bilingual Anthology of the Ecuadorian Short Story of the Beginnings of the 21st Century) | Anthology |
| 2015 | Y el hombre dio su vuelta en ochenta mundos… (Homenaje a Julio Cortázar) (1914-2014) | Essay |
| 2014 | Escombros de humo (Cuentos para jóvenes) | Short Stories |
| 2013 | Breve historia y crítica de los movimientos literarios en Hispanoamérica | Essay |
| 2010 | Mínimo mirador: microrrelatos | Flash Fiction |
| 2009 | Imágenes y otras historias | Short Stories |
| 2008 | En busca de sor Edwina Marie: novela | Novel |
| 2006 | La otra cara del tiempo y otros cuentos | Short Stories |
| 2005 | Al otro lado de mi voz y otros cuentos | Short Stories |
| 2004 | Dejen pasar al viento: cuentos | Short Stories |
| 2003 | Creo que se ha dicho que vuelvo: cuentos | Short Stories |
| 2001 | La otra cara del tiempo: cuentos | Short Stories |
| 2000 | Breve antología del relato | Short Stories |
| 1999 | El umbral del silencio: cuentos | Short Stories |
| 1995 | Huellas y silencios: cuentos | Short Stories |
| 1986 | A través de una rendija | Short Stories |
| 1979 | Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco y su novela socio-política | Essay |