David Unger is one of the most widely published and renowned authors of fiction, short stories, articles, translations, children's books, bridging the world of English and Spanish creative writing. He was honored with Guatemala's Miguel Angel Asturias' National Literature Prize for Lifetime Achievement, 2014. Born in Guatemala, his family emigrated to the U.S. when he was a child but he spent his summers in his birthplace; this may explain why his literary career explores the tensions, character and texture of Central America as few other writers have done