Story of a Little Girl With a Big Mouth
The first time I saw Geraldo de Barros’s Menina do Sapato (1949) was in the catalog of the exhibition of the first Latin American Colloquium of Photography: Hecho en Latinoamérica…
Literal
El abrazo de la serpiente: una película oscura y expresiva
El cliché más ofensivo y dañino usado en el cine es aquel que explora el tema del colonialismo y sus efectos en las naciones indígenas así como el del salvador…
Novela noir latinoamericana
• Mario Vargas Llosa: Cinco esquinas (México, Alfaguara, 2016). Mario Vargas Llosa publica su novela número 16, titulada Cinco esquinas. En cierta manera, al igual que lo hacía el escritor inglés…
To Vacate One’s Own Skin
Deshabitar la propia piel
English translation by Tanya Huntington To vacate one’s own skin, to abandon it, thoughtlessly forgotten as it were, draped on the back of any given chair, perhaps over there,…
Filosofando con armas
Traducción de Rose Mary Salum En cuestión de meses en las oficinas, bibliotecas y salones de clases donde yo estudio, trabajo y enseño en la Universidad de Texas en Austin,…
Woman in Battle Dress
Aboard the Schooner And so, in three days you’ll disembark in New Orleans. Four, at the most, if the wind fails. As hard as you try to take heart, you…
Relevance of the Interdisciplinary Panel of Independent Experts (GIEI)
LA IMPORTANCIA DEL GIEI
Translated by Tanya Huntington When someone is in dire need of results yet realizes, “I cannot do this on my own,” he or she seeks the support of an expert…
Albina and the Dog-Men
Translated by Alfred MacAdam Tormented by conflicting desires for Crabby and Albina, Amado follows the two women through the desert in their search for the magical cactus that will alleviate…
Goodbye & Hello y otros poemas
Goodbye & Hello The new children will live for the elders have died And I wave goodbye to America And smile hello to the world. Tim Buckley Hola al aire, la…
A Devastating Report
Ayotzinapa. Demoledor informe del GIEI
Translated by Tanya Huntington “Don’t leave us here all alone,” was the tearful cry of the parents and relatives of 43 missing students enrolled in the rural teacher’s school of…
Two Countries
Translated by Tanya Huntington Sabina Berman gave the following keynote speech before members of the PEN Club in New York on April 27, 2016 during this year's literature festival dedicated…
They Were Coming For Him (Fragment)
Translated by Cecilia Ross A Memory Dark With Shadow She said yes, or maybe it was no; she had to go back in time, through a memory dark with shadows,…