David Unger

About

Guatemalan author and translator known for his books The Price of Escape and Life in the Damn Tropics.

Before Fame

He attended the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and later got his Master's degree from Columbia University.

Trivia

Among his translations are work for the Guatemalan author Rigoberta Menchu and the poems of Nicanor Parra.

Family Life

He married noted artist Anne Gilman.

Associated With

He and Miguel Angel Asturias are both successful Guatemalan authors.