This author explores the intricate connections between place and memory. Their work, often rooted in specific geographical locales, delves into the human experience of identity formation shaped by surroundings. Through keen observation and evocative language, the author captures the essence of a location and its lasting impact on individuals. Readers can expect prose that is both intimate and universal, offering a profound look into the human psyche.
Written with an infernal lyricism that is as affecting as it is enthralling, HURRICANE SEASON, Fernanda Melchor's first novel to appear in English, is a formidable portrait of contemporary Mexico and its demons, brilliantly translated by the award-winning translator Sophie Hughes.
A searing collection of true stories by Mexico's most exciting writer.
Written in a chilling torrent of prose by one of our most thrilling new writers, Paradais explores the explosive fragility of Mexican society - fractured by issues of race, class and violence - and how the myths, desires, and hardships of teenagers can tear life apart at the seams.
Aquí no es Miami es un libro de crónicas devastador, luminoso y emotivo. Con facilidad estruendosa nos lleva de la mano por toda una gama de sentimientos que van de la compasión al asombro, d el dulzura a la impiedad. Está escrito por una mujer universitaria, pero en realidad pareciese escrito por un sobreviviente, o, digamos, por un ex convicto. El ojo de Fernanda Melchor es implacable. Mira por nosotros. Nos ahorra el trabajo de desplazarnos a Veracruz, y de atisbar en las oquedades más profundas de aquellos hombres fragudos en la lucha por la sobrevivencia.