Catalina: A Novel by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
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A year in the life of the unforgettable Catalina Ituralde, a wickedly wry and heartbreakingly vulnerable student at an elite college, unfolds in this brash and daring novel. Forced to navigate an opaque past, an uncertain future, tragedies on two continents, and the tantalizing possibilities of love and freedom, Catalina’s story is a captivating exploration of identity and desire.
“Diabolically charming and magnetic. I enjoyed the hell out of this little exploding geyser of a book.”—Ira Glass
Catalina's admission to Harvard feels like the fulfillment of destiny: a miracle child who escaped death in Latin America, she moves to Queens to be raised by her undocumented grandparents, and emerges as one of the chosen. But for Catalina, nothing is simple, especially her own complex and contradictory nature. As a senior, she faces graduation with mounting anxiety about her undocumented status and a future that seems devoid of opportunities. Her curiosity and desires intensify as she infiltrates the school’s elite subcultures—internships, literary journals, posh parties, and secret societies. With the keen eye of an anthropologist and a skeptical interloper, she observes and critiques these worlds, feeling both fascination and repulsion.
Catalina yearns for a great romance and finds herself drawn to a fellow student who is an aspiring anthropologist eager to introduce her to the Latin American world she was born into but never truly knew. Meanwhile, her life back in Queens begins to unravel, and the pressure mounts as graduation approaches. Can Catalina save her family and herself? What does it mean to be truly saved?
Catalina is a unique coming-of-age novel that blends campus drama with introspective inquiry, delivering a character driven by a wild heart and an unforgettable narrative energy. ❤️📚❤️
“Diabolically charming and magnetic. I enjoyed the hell out of this little exploding geyser of a book.”—Ira Glass
Catalina's admission to Harvard feels like the fulfillment of destiny: a miracle child who escaped death in Latin America, she moves to Queens to be raised by her undocumented grandparents, and emerges as one of the chosen. But for Catalina, nothing is simple, especially her own complex and contradictory nature. As a senior, she faces graduation with mounting anxiety about her undocumented status and a future that seems devoid of opportunities. Her curiosity and desires intensify as she infiltrates the school’s elite subcultures—internships, literary journals, posh parties, and secret societies. With the keen eye of an anthropologist and a skeptical interloper, she observes and critiques these worlds, feeling both fascination and repulsion.
Catalina yearns for a great romance and finds herself drawn to a fellow student who is an aspiring anthropologist eager to introduce her to the Latin American world she was born into but never truly knew. Meanwhile, her life back in Queens begins to unravel, and the pressure mounts as graduation approaches. Can Catalina save her family and herself? What does it mean to be truly saved?
Catalina is a unique coming-of-age novel that blends campus drama with introspective inquiry, delivering a character driven by a wild heart and an unforgettable narrative energy. ❤️📚❤️
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