Luis Hernán Castañeda

Luis Hernán Castañeda (Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian writer and academic, the author of several works of literary fiction including La fiesta del humo (2016), El imperio de las mareas (2019), Un escritor rural (2021), Expedición a Inca Dormido(2023), and Vocación (2024). His work explores themes of identity, memory, spirituality, and mysticism, examining the blurred boundaries between reality and invention, often blending intimate confession with formal experimentation. Castañeda holds a B.A. in Hispanic literature from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and a Ph.D. in Spanish literature from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He teaches Spanish language, contemporary Latin American literature, Peruvian culture and history, and creative writing.