Carlos Alvarado-Larroucau
Carlos Alvarado-Larroucau is an Argentine-born French author, born in Argentina in 1964. Biography. After Alvarado-Larroucau completed his secondary education in the province of Tucumán, he settled in Buenos Aires, where he studied languages, philosophy and law. He further pursued his studies for many years in Canada, USA and France. He holds a doctorate degree in French Language and Literature from Paris 8 University. He graduated with honors in Comparative Literature and French Literature at the University of Montreal, Canada, having obtained a fellowship from the Ministry of Education of Quebec. He earned a diploma  with honors from Florida International University in the United States, and the Sorbonne University and Paris 8 University in France. He lectures at several universities and colleges in Argentina and publishes on literature in specialized media. He has been a visiting professor at other worldwide universities. He is a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society, International PEN, PEN of Algeria, of the "Gens de Lettres de Paris" and other academic, literature, cultural and social institutions. Alvarado-Larroucau is a specialist in Francophone literature of Argentina, the Maghreb, Mashrek, and Africa. He has published in Spanish and French, and  is considered an Argentinean Francophone author. He participates in the French Heritage Language Program, which is designed to support and enrich the teaching and learning of French language, literature, and culture for students of Francophone background. FHLP is a program of the French American Cultural Exchange, with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York and the French Embassy in the U.S. At present he translates the French poetry of Etel Adnan and Samira Negrouche, and conducts research on francophone Latin American literature. And he is working on a poetic performance with Natalia Grima, pianist. Comments on his  work. About his poetry, Argentinian Professor Adrian Baró stated: References. Part of the author's biography is taken from: On TV: