Germán Patiño OssaBorn and raised in Colombia's coastal region, Germán Patiño Ossa was a newspaper columnist, novelist, university professor, and cultural activist. Along with Fogón de negros, Patiño Ossa was the author of the prizewinning Hrr Simmonds y otras historias del Valle del Cauca. Jonathan Tittler is Professor Emeritus of Hispanic Studies at Rutgers University. He has translated nine Spanish American novels, including Manuel Zapata Olivella's Changó, the Biggest Badass, which was awarded honorable mention for the best translation of a literary work by the MLA in 2011. Read More Read Less