‘A Perfect Cemetery’ by Federico Falco: Short Stories about Community and Isolation in Rural Argentina
According the writer G.K. Chesterton, “the man who lives in a small community lives in a much larger world”, a... Read Article
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Alphabetizing Childhood: ‘How to Order the Universe’ by María José Ferrada
María José Ferrada, who has historically written children’s novels, published Kramp, her first novel aimed at adults, in her native... Read Article
“Language is the Crucible of Power”: An Interview with Carolina de Robertis
Carolina de Robertis was a winner of the Stonewall Book Award, the Reading Women Award, a Lambda Literary Award and... Read Article
‘Theatre of War’ by Andrea Jeftanovic: A Restless and Engrossing Read
Edinburgh-based Charco Press has been making waves, snapping up the latest literary talent from Latin America, and Chilean author Andrea... Read Article
‘Fracture’ by Andrés Neuman: Broken Parts of a Whole Life
Andrés Neuman is an internationally acclaimed Argentinian writer of novels, short stories and poetry. Fracture is his sixth novel and... Read Article
‘The Past is an Imperfect Tense’ by Bernardo Kucinkski: A Poignant Personal Account of Unofficial Adoption in Brazil
An online launch event for The Past is an Imperfect Tense, hosted by Latin America Bureau and supported by Sounds... Read Article
‘Dead Girls’ by Selva Almada: A Chronicle of Femicide
On November 15, 2012, the Argentinean parliament passed a new law inscribing femicidios (femicides) into the penal code, deeming them... Read Article
‘I don’t want the reader be able to escape this book unharmed’: María Fernanda Ampuero on ‘Cockfight’
[Lee en español aquí] Award-winning Ecuadorian writer, María Fernanda Ampuero, released her first collection of short stories last month with... Read Article
‘Yo quiero que el lector no pueda salir de este libro indemne’: María Fernanda Ampuero sobre ‘Pelea de Gallos’
[Click here for English] Los cuentos de la colección reciente de María Fernanda Ampuero, Pelea de Gallos, son contundentes, horribles... Read Article
Fernanda Melchor Offers ‘Honest’ and Gritty Portraits of Mexican Society in ‘Aquí no es Miami’ and ‘Hurricane Season’
The International Booker-prize nominated Mexican writer paints a picture of a dark and violent modern-day Veracruz by layering individual experiences... Read Article
Latin American Literature: Free Online Events for Edinburgh Book Festival
During normal summers, the Edinburgh International Book Festival hosts nearly 1,000 writers, artists, philosophers, and more for three bustling weeks... Read Article
Five Latin American Books to Read for Women in Translation Month
The month of August is Women in Translation Month: an initiative created in 2014 by book blogger Meytal Radzinski to... Read Article