About the Author

Horacio Castellanos Moya is the author of eight novels, three of which have been translated into English. A native of El Salvador, he currently lives in Pittsburgh.

Reviews

"Dance With Snakes is harrowing and violent, a deliberate and relentless effort to shock the reader. And, you will be shocked. There is something in here for everyone, to the extent that all boundaries are crossed and morals broken into insignificant pieces. Yet it is the ease with which Moya shows this happening that is the novel's greatest strength."—Damian Kelleher

"A romping, violent farce"—Ron Slate

"Dance with Snakes is the more “pulse-pounding” of the two novels, for sure, but both offer up incredible characterizations and Moya’s takes on the political situation in Latin America, with plenty of barbs directed at religion and the police. Hopefully we will see more of his fiction translated in the coming years."—Rain Taxi

"The raw yet aloof descriptions of brutality throughout the novel keep the reader fully engaged."—The Uniter

"Dance With Snakes is harrowing and violent, a deliberate and relentless effort to shock the reader. And, you will be shocked. There is something in here for everyone, to the extent that all boundaries are crossed and morals broken into insignificant pieces. Yet it is the ease with which Moya shows this happening that is the novel's greatest strength."—Damian Kelleher

"A romping, violent farce"—Ron Slate

"Dance with Snakes is the more “pulse-pounding” of the two novels, for sure, but both offer up incredible characterizations and Moya’s takes on the political situation in Latin America, with plenty of barbs directed at religion and the police. Hopefully we will see more of his fiction translated in the coming years."—Rain Taxi

"The raw yet aloof descriptions of brutality throughout the novel keep the reader fully engaged."—The Uniter