About
Cleyvis Natera is a Dominican-American novelist who was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to the United States at the age of ten. Raised in New York City, she draws on the experiences of immigrant communities to explore identity, family, class, and belonging. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Skidmore College and an MFA from New York University. Her debut novel, Neruda on the Park (2022), received recognition as a New York Times Editors’ Choice and was named one of the year’s best books by PopSugar. Her writing has received awards and fellowships from organisations including PEN America, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Her fiction examines the tensions between personal ambition and collective responsibility, particularly within immigrant families navigating social and cultural change. Her second novel, The Grand Paloma Resort, further explores these themes.
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