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THE LONG VOYAGE this book represents has unfolded in several stages and I owe debts of gratitude all along the way. This work grew out of my dissertation at State University of New York, Stony Brook, directed by Lou Charnon-Deustch, whose careful reading along with our numerous conversations have guided me over the years. I also benefited there from the advice of Pedro Lastra, Malcolm Read, Antonio Vera-León, Kathleen M. Vernon, Georgina Sabat-Rivers, Elias Rivers, and Roman de la Campa. In the years following, I gained from the comments and insights of my colleagues at Brandeis University, of whom I especially thank Silvia Arrom, Jim Mandrell, Dian Fox, and Faith Smith. I thank Mary Campbell and Doris Sommer for their constant encouragement and inspiration, and Timothy Brennan for his on-going support. My sincere gratitude goes also to Rosemary G. Feal for her belief in my work. I am indebted to Dick Cluster for his thoroughness and helpful suggestions and for making the tedious process of reviewing a translation into many interesting conversations. This translation was possible thanks to a Brandeis University faculty grant. I am grateful to Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango in Bogotá and The John Carter Brown Library, Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island, for permission to reproduce illustrations. I am humbled by the honorable mention the Spanish version of this work received by the jury of the International Prize Casa de las Américas, Cuba 2000, in the category of literary essay. Many thanks to my family, to Carol Marton and to the many friends and colleagues who have supported me and held my hand along the way, among them: Deborah Pacini, Reebee Garofalo, Darío Jaramillo, Patricia Londoño, Juan Camilo Sierra, Margarita Sánchez, and María Teresa Vé1ez. vii Acknowledgments ...

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